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Forevertron

By Norman Finkelstein
I have built a machine to visit the stars.
I have built a machine to outlast the stars.
There is a glass ball inside a copper egg...
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Gboyega Odubanjo

1996—2023
Gboyega Odubanjo was a British-Nigerian poet born and raised in London. He was an editor at bath magg.... Read More

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Crown
By Gboyega Odubanjo
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