The ballerina on perfected toe Spins to the axis of a fortitude That is the sum of all her yesterdays.

Djuna Barnes
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the ballerina on perfected toeSpins to the axis of a fortitudeThat is the sum of all her yesterdays. The ballerina who is perfect and will never fall has no need to worry about anything. This ballerina has overcome every difficulty and obstacle she has come across. She has perfected her toe-spins and can now perform them at any time without losing control or falling down.

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