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Belly full of sap, head full of sky
Brood X certainly has wings, and they fly like they’re drunk, but I wouldn’t call them immortal. 羽化登仙u.ka.tou.sen Literally: wing – change – climb – hermit Alternately: Feeling as if one has grown wings and ascended into the skies… often … Continue reading
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Tagged brood X cicadas, 登仙, 羽化, drunk, eclosion, 苏轼, 蘇軾, soaring feeling, Su Shi, 前赤壁賦
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