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Port of Souls: Part 3

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May 14, 2026
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Port of Souls: Part 3

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

Was that not true, she thought, our dalliance,
One for the ages, without check or rule,
Conducted in all manner of screened room,
Or ancient villa upon the sea-cliffs,
Or in the tented camp where she-cows lowed,
In rhythm with the moon? And wry she smiled,
And looked…

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