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the earth sat down to think and the stillness of her giant form made quiet and dizzy all of her beings so they settled into a weightless dream the babies were the only ones awake and they crawled back into their mothers' wombs (oh, wouldn't you?) the mothers crawled into the earth and when she was asked why she stopped her spin she said gravity has taken its toll on me the rumbling of her voice shook down the trees who were relieved to find such a reprieve and the creatures lifted their heads to find final release skin sank into grass fur melted into moss and to rock they said gravity has taken its toll on me the earth she'd had enough of that pressing thing upon all things so she fell down to her knees she begged all of the babies to scream and the universe echoed with a mighty wind it said gravity has taken its toll gravity has taken its toll on me gravity has taken its toll on me |
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