Your nearness is the nearness of planets. I am the void between you. I…

Henry Miller
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Your nearness is the nearness of planets. I am the void between you. If I withdraw there will be no void for you to swim in. ✨ Henry Miller (1977). Tropic of Cancer
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Your nearness is the nearness of planets. I am the void between you. If I withdraw there will be no void for you to swim in. ✨ Henry Miller (1977). Tropic of Cancer

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