Words betrayed her: beautiful butterflies in her mind; dead moths when she opened her mouth for their release into the world. (Glen Duncan)

Words betrayed her: beautiful butterflies in her mind; dead moths when she opened her mouth for their release into the world.

Glen Duncan

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