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		nmeofthestate on Aug 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Story of Mel (1983) I had to strip out the pretend poetry formatting before reading. https://pastebin.com/raw/TyqZXPVe

taneq on Aug 9, 2022 | [–]

But the formatting

is part, I think

of the charm.

the_af on Aug 9, 2022 | [–]

I agree with the sibling comment, the verse formatting makes it even better!

nmeofthestate on Aug 10, 2022 | [–]

I have to disagree - it was a nice read without the grafted on pseudo poetic pretentiousness.

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