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Myrrha to the Source
Myrrha to the Source
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Heather McHugh
04/28/2026 14:58h
O fluent one, o muscle full of hydrogen, o stuff of grief, whom the Greeks accuse of spoiling souls, whose destiny is downward, whose reflecting's up—I think I must have come from you. Just one more cup.
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