The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a dangerous…

Elizabeth Bishop
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The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing. ✨ Elizabeth Bishop (2015). Poems, p.31, Macmillan
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The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing. ✨ Elizabeth Bishop (2015). Poems, p.31, Macmillan

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