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    The Gymnast

    The gymnast contorted backwards in artful retroflection, her ribbon efficient in its sparely motion, the structured rules of physics seemingly vandalized in impossibility.

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    Doug Langille

    Doug Langille

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    The Gymnast

    The gymnast contorted backwards in artful retroflection, her ribbon efficient in its sparely motion, the structured rules of physics seemingly vandalized in impossibility.

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    Tags: solitude, speculative, wit

    Published: June 1, 2015

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