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The Mirror

On my bathroom mirror there is a blue index card, taped up with regular old invisible tape. The card itself hasn’t faded, but you can see the marks where the tape has been peeled off and stuck back down, because I’ve moved it from mirror to mirror, or sometimes pressed it to another card when … Continue reading The Mirror →

karla80eb9def4d The Rebuild Leave a comment August 23, 2025November 10, 2025 4 Minutes

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