The objects I chose were designed to hold something, but I didn't fill…

Margaret Atwood
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The objects I chose were designed to hold something, but I didn't fill them up. They remained empty. They were little symbolic shrines to thirst. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2008). Moral Disorder and Other Stories, p.82, Anchor
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The objects I chose were designed to hold something, but I didn't fill them up. They remained empty. They were little symbolic shrines to thirst. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2008). Moral Disorder and Other Stories, p.82, Anchor

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