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		<description>The original writings of author Omar</description>
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			<title>Designation</title>
			<description>Control.&amp;nbsp;Promises ofthe Earth,By the timeconclusionsSettled,flakes in my Coffee&amp;#2013266048;&quot;I saw. &amp;nbsp;Contentmentis keyNot only,butThe Yielding.&amp;nbsp;The yield toa Wielded sky,A stubborn..</description>
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			<title>Unready</title>
			<description>An embryo floatsIn the fluids of myMother,Nineteen-ninety&amp;nbsp;One, The linings are notaCityscape, nor is theskyline&amp;nbsp;Uterine. &amp;nbsp;Basking..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/955095/</link>
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			<title>Language</title>
			<description>Im.powered&amp;nbsp; We have built a codeA Great Wall of Code&amp;nbsp;Humanity can.not.in.truth be Expressed&amp;nbsp;In any way/shape/form&amp;nbsp;We have cul.mi.natedTo an eruption of..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/948582/</link>
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			<title>Hunt</title>
			<description>Anchors aweigh, &amp;nbsp;When the pearls are tranquil,The divers are in search&amp;nbsp;Beneath an ice blue seaOf moon, It loves to lurk ..</description>
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			<title>Design</title>
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			<title>Pure</title>
			<description>I snuck outFrom inbetween the thorns ofDeep-sea Deep-freezesleepFor a moment&amp;nbsp;I snuck outfrom the cool, quiescentFoldsOf obliviousnightThe frostychains of melancholiaAnd the moon&amp;nbsp;I peekedthrough the ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/923944/</link>
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			<title>The Minimum of Desire</title>
			<description>Because wild grass sprouts. Uninvited. </description>
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			<title>Seams</title>
			<description>Un-allowed&amp;nbsp;Is the word.&amp;nbsp;Un, Dis-allowedDis, In,In-allowed, UnNope,&amp;nbsp;none,None, none-allowed&amp;nbsp;AllowanceIs a state of wanting, but&amp;nbsp;AllowanceIs the privilege of..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/907661/</link>
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			<title>Folds</title>
			<description>The folds,And if only I canRetreat in betweenOld dusty pagesOf a libraryOr not,Into clean fragrant sheetsOf a childhood bedIroned afreshFold me and tuck me&amp;nbsp;Into the bowels of infancySwallowed intoThe cotton&amp;nb..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/903137/</link>
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			<title>Speaking to a Stranger</title>
			<description>In the cold andUnbreakable,Dark side of the moonWe have been distancedBy fleets of callous tumbleweedTides changed and nowThe phases are different.The push and pull reversedThe phases&amp;nbsp;Are different.&amp;nbsp;I lose myself amid the stars,For the center of gravityDislodgedAnd I wander,And I wonderAnd..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/827552/</link>
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			<title>Revoked</title>
			<description>When all that glittersIs never as goldAs the autumn sunThe summer wind,The sheets of your bed,Or the hair of a lost boy--&amp;nbsp;I have been declined, (and so,)A thought was seeded Inside my mind&amp;nbsp;Innocently, I must have beenD..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/814710/</link>
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			<title>warning</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Warning,What you areabout to witnessIs not aperformance&amp;nbsp;Warning,there are noSecondtakes, no secondThoughts&amp;nbsp;Warning. Viewerdiscretion is notAdvised&amp;nbsp;Warning,this is no..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/787524/</link>
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			<title>Brilliant </title>
			<description>The stars huddled in the cosmos to watch the birthscene. As they stared down, they witnessed the immaculate birthing of thatawful, frail creature. Seemingly weightless, gasping for the Earth&amp;rsquo;s air, thenewborn was as shriveled as a dried up lima bean. He ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/758812/</link>
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			<title>Cemented</title>
			<description>Beach me.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/752239/</link>
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			<title>Betrayal</title>
			<description>p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica}p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px}TonightBring your pitchforks and yourTorches, we are burning it. all. down.&amp;nbsp;Ton..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/745540/</link>
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			<title>lost at sea</title>
			<description>water water everywhere and not a drop to drink - rime of the ancient mariner</description>
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			<title>Two Waking Eyes</title>
			<description>They miss nothingAnd they do not flinchA yarn ball pulsesIn the center,UnravelingI lay open in betweenTwo waking eyesHere is the consciousPigeonhole&amp;nbsp;Through which I thinkIn damp cosmic cloudsAnd frothy aurorasThe universe puncturedHoles in the sky and named them stars,..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/727858/</link>
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			<title>Mermaid</title>
			<description>I will toss myself into the sea at daybreakI want to&amp;nbsp;expire into foamUnder the bath house of the sun, underHis marble castleLeagues beneath his sailing ship I will&amp;nbsp;Embrace nothingness upon the seabedI want to die just under his feetAs he undresses her,&amp;nbsp;Makes love to her. I a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/726637/</link>
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			<title>Amber</title>
			<description>amber is the color of limbosuspended sands glitter in the sunsuspended wings obsoletepausedLove		lybut the hourglasses never ceased&amp;nbsp;telling their stories, spreading their tentaclestaking everything with theminto the abyssfossilized&amp;nbsp;in patterns that drilled deep&amp;nbsp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/722649/</link>
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			<title>Extraction</title>
			<description>DeadfleshInits vile decayRisesUponthe soil--frothExhumedboneDanceslike vaporLeavesa cavity in the dry earthFromthe heart of the seaItwas isolated with precision,Foamsparkles towards the sun Thick--Andexpires into air Intospecks of obliv..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/717661/</link>
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			<title>Brushstroke</title>
			<description>Reminds me of Emily Dickinson's &quot;A thought went up my mind to-day&quot;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/716698/</link>
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			<title>Autopilot</title>
			<description>The air is turbulentOn this very dayThrough wind and cloudAnd cosmic stormsSwimming,&amp;nbsp;Knife sharp throughAquatic sky,Unattended.It bothersStagnant lakesCaked with algaeBut layers of frozenFleeceRemain untouchedCoasting,&amp;nbsp;GhostingUpon a layer&amp;nbsp;Of sea</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/710488/</link>
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			<title>Come to Life</title>
			<description>I come to life.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/699067/</link>
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			<title>Nocturnal Rose</title>
			<description>You shine noiseAnd pale lightStatic and syntheticErsatz God light,Cascading uponA nocturnal roseThat had mastered the art&amp;nbsp;Of growing in the mossy&amp;nbsp;Shadows of your&amp;nbsp;silenceBent&amp;nbsp;OverBackwards,Backwards,Backwards and nowLike webbed grapevinesHanging c..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/696006/</link>
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			<title>Nights</title>
			<description>there were nightswhen his heart would beatexceptionally fastin his deep sleepThe coal engineOf his chestthere were nightshis fingertips would beexceptionally warmin the winterMusk,Skinthere were nightterrors which wouldwake him upand I would stroke his sunlight ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/694627/</link>
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			<title>Within the Arms of Solitude</title>
			<description>So fragile are these momentsSo fleetingSo dark&amp;nbsp;As thoughThey are not thereSo breakable,&amp;nbsp;So fetalEmbryo afloat,Alight, on the nest&amp;nbsp;Of the nightWeaved like starsInto starlightWithin the arms ofSolitude,I will loveSpaceIn spite of my ownSelf</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/693536/</link>
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			<title>I forgot</title>
			<description>sweet oblivionmight be the only faithful&amp;nbsp;friend who remembers&amp;nbsp;2010</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/688868/</link>
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			<title>Crater</title>
			<description>Thereis a craterCarveddeep downInice and stoneAndthe warm mistAndrainFoundnot any wayAnymoreToawaken the earth beneathThereis a craterAnindifferent craterEtched onto the surface Ofthe moonThereis a crater thatSwallowedthe scarlet sunW..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/686416/</link>
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			<title>Of the Night</title>
			<description>No elementNo substanceNo additives, no stretch marksNo extensionNo promises of a sunTo tinge the sky at dawnNo thoughts, no wordsNo connectionThis is,Ultimate spaceThis is black sea, celestialThis is flotation,Meditation, levitationThis is suspensionThis is an appeal,..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/682210/</link>
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			<title>Picturesque</title>
			<description>Three a.m. with starlight,	Three a.m. with sunReplete,And overflowingWith stagnationOne frame,One melodyGarnishedWith illusionAnd delusionPrescription colorsOn a backdropOf starless coalSame eye of everySingle tornado</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/678594/</link>
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			<title>Space</title>
			<description>RestlessMy body flails,Thrusts, shuddersStrugglesInto the thick starless Semen, of the nightPiercingThe stainless black,The spacePuncturing theDesolation, Echoing--Longing to beEncompassed</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/678012/</link>
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			<title>Obsession</title>
			<description>I could almost swearThat I&amp;rsquo;ve been smellingyouEverywhereOn EveryoneOn the StreetsOn complete StrangersIn my CraniumAnd in my ChestIn desperationAnd all I doIs invoke memoriesThat might have neverReally Existed</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/660272/</link>
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			<title>monologues</title>
			<description>it flits withinthe walls of the sameroomcornered in my shadowed depthsspot-lit and whirlingcenter stagein an empty theatrespeech withheld from open spiritsit has come to vomitin the only spaceI ever let it ownmy psychegladly it spreads itsvenom..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/569471/</link>
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			<title>Blue Hearts</title>
			<description>When blueheartsTire ofthinkingAnd orangesuns Rise from hibernationIn secret midnight hoursTo thaw thenumbnessAnd quellthe StrangulationAsphyxiatedand frost-bittenDrained andMelted into frozen liquidUndernight-skies left unsprayedWith silv..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/562005/</link>
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			<title>Tomorrow</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Ilie;There is strength in tomorrow&amp;rsquo;s sunButthat is just a sleeping pillToget me to the starsComplacently&amp;nbsp;Ghostsof todayShallburn Underthe reign of lightInthe morrow&amp;rsquo;s gardenAsthough Theyexisted to begin with..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/553054/</link>
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			<title>Butterfly Thoughts</title>
			<description>Painful thoughts woken up to..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/528376/</link>
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			<title>Black Ashes</title>
			<description>Numbness.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/527876/</link>
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			<title>At Dawn</title>
			<description>Dust gravitatesTowards the sunAnd snowballsInto cumulus And Sky is neverGenerous with Light&amp;nbsp;Waterfalls Tumbling like raysOf gold Unto the UniverseParachutingAirily, like feathery ballerinasAs I flail in rageTrying to swim upwards,Towar..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/523871/</link>
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			<title>Touching the Light</title>
			<description>It is beautifulThe most beautiful thing my mind has everconceived!It blinds me. With itsEnergy&amp;nbsp;Energy. . . &amp;nbsp;Light filters from its surfaceLike strands of golden cream cascading onto myfaceI reach out to touch itBut touching the light is l..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/494276/</link>
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			<title>Balloons</title>
			<description>Illusion</description>
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			<title>Within these Walls</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;Within these walls,&amp;rdquo; the gypsy said&amp;mdash;&amp;ldquo;Tragedy!&amp;rdquo; She exclaimed after a long pause.I, for one, was shocked. I could not exactly understand what she was talking about. I took a closer look at the crystal ball, struggling to understan..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/477249/</link>
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			<title>Little Things</title>
			<description>&amp;ldquo;Compared to other things,&amp;rdquo; I said,&amp;ldquo;You&amp;rsquo;re just little things.&amp;rdquo;&amp;ldquo;But we&amp;rsquo;re not little things!&amp;rdquo; the Things objected&amp;mdash;&amp;ldquo;We want to be big things&amp;hellip;&amp;rdquo;&amp;ldquo;I know that,&amp;rdquo; I clarified,&amp;ldquo;But next t..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/462208/</link>
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			<title>Verge</title>
			<description>On the verge of tears...</description>
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			<title>Tempest</title>
			<description>Tempest&amp;nbsp;But a tempest inA silent cavern&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Heavy windsLoaded with sweet rain,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Soft..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/452146/</link>
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			<title>Chams of Your Spirit</title>
			<description>A difficult case of unrequited love...  Where the attraction is more spiritual and profound...</description>
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			<title>In the Sunlight</title>
			<description>The blades of grassCut yesterdayStill bleed a dewy greenTrickling Like emerald &amp;nbsp;In the sunlightEverything is freshAnd rawEven the woundsPulsing furiously&amp;nbsp;No matter the centuriesCloseted&amp;mdash;In the sunlightEverything is new&amp;nbsp;Even the pangs,More in..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/437874/</link>
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			<title>It</title>
			<description> It's the place where I deemed I'd never fit, and never find my place. It's where I would never belong.It's the place where my heart took its first beat, and has never stopped ever since. The land from where I fantasized about taking off, launching myself to the corners o..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/373402/</link>
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			<title>Chiyojo</title>
			<description>     Chiyojo (1703-1775)&amp;nbsp;~&amp;quot;Dragonfly catcher, How far have you gone todayIn your wandering? &amp;quot;-Chiyojo~I'm but a transient butterflyWith just three days to liveThe sun shall rise And set again,In time and timeBut I shall decay&amp;mdash;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/368293/</link>
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			<title>September &amp;#8729; October &amp;#8729; November</title>
			<description>Just a random diary-poem. Written over the course of three months. I just wanted to observe myself in ugly Autumn context for once, see how I react.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/325553/</link>
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			<title>Morning</title>
			<description>I wrote this without completely understanding what I meant by it, but whenever I read it, I get many new interpretations for it. It's kinda fun. But it feels like someone else wrote it.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/omardaou/319742/</link>
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