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Falling Toward the Moon

Robert M. Drake, r.h. Sin

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

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The heart will ache, the soul will feel weary, and the mind will be weighed down by the things you wish to forget. There will be nights when all you have is yourself and the moon. There will be nights when silence will exist in abundance. And even though you may feel lonely at first. You must understand that the solitude is a gift; you must understand that even when alone, you are more than enough.
Available since: 10/22/2019.

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