Knowing he was ill he offered a free choice of the books on his shelves,
but for every one wanted said, ‘Couldn’t bear to let that go’, and died two weeks later.
Seers
That age when if out and about you rigorously avoid shop mirrors,
or any reflective surface, not wanting to see who looks back. That age.
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