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Kim Kwang-Kyu (김광규)
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“Moisture 2” by Kim Kwang-Kyu

JibrilFriday, December 23rd, 2016Monday, June 26th, 2023

My whole life I never knew. Had it happened after she left? Those little eyes, why couldn’t they bear the tears and not let them flow? Those empty, contorted lips…

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