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Fifth (hamsa) trip around the Sun.

Fifth (hamsa) trip around the Sun.

Aiming low never will work. Aim for the stars, always. Be amber. 1826.

Jul 31, 2023
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“Es tan corto el amor, y es tan largo el olvido” (“Love is so short, forgetting is so long.")

—Pablo Neruda, Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines)

Cher Pablo:

Khamsin warning, ahead. If you don’t see one coming in the Levant, then you are blind, deaf and dumb. At least I warned you, Pablo. Get a grip, will you?

“Viser bas,” you said, so I have aimed low.…

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