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light years

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January 16, 2013January 15, 2013 / Melissa Allen / 1 Comment

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I check my email again
four light years
from the nearest star

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Deneb my lost century

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starlight
the unidentified
weapon

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November 8: Machine language

November 8, 2010November 7, 2010 / Melissa Allen / 4 Comments

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hitting send the light years stop mattering

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turning down the brightness your eyes suggest otherwise

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changing the settings my hand into yours

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