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“An Unexpected Briskness” by Lee Seong-Bu

JibrilFriday, December 9th, 2016Saturday, June 17th, 2023

For me to walk is to search for love. In the streets, I learned to gather and pack together sadness to fall asleep. And there I grew used to attaching wings to my longing as I walked…

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