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Dr Lily Dunn's avatar

Enjoyed reading this, Leah. You need to get an erotic book deal.

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Lindsay Johnstone's avatar

Oooh, this is raw in all the ways, Leah.

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Vian's avatar

A perfect response! You must have felt it in your bones.

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Vian's avatar

There will be time, there will be time

To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;

There will be time to murder and create,

And time for all the works and days of hands

That lift and drop a question on your plate;

Time for you and time for me,

And time yet for a hundred indecisions,

And for a hundred visions and revisions,

Before the taking of a .... chance

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Leah McLaren's avatar

And I have known the eyes already, known them all—

The eyes that fix you in a formulated phrase,

And when I am formulated, sprawling on a pin,

When I am pinned and wriggling on the wall,

Then how should I begin

To spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways?

And how should I presume?

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Doreen Wood's avatar

Loving these raw notes, Leah! Part of me feels slighty queasy at the thought of her going into the dark alley with the Sixth. Part of me knows exactly why she does…

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Leah McLaren's avatar

Thank you Doreen! I'm so glad you feel that way. Stay tuned to find out what happens next...

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Aunt Stowe's avatar

I’m proud to have your acquaintance

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Leah McLaren's avatar

that is such a kind thing to say and likewise

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