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Couple Gifts

11/29/2019

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There are three cups in front of me. 
A frappe, an americano, and a Greek coffee. 
The waitress did not believe me when i said they're all for me. 
I feel her gaze as she keeps observing me to see if I am serious.

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Knuckle Thimble

11/13/2019

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“Do I need a ring?”

Again I find myself in a junk shop attempting to discern if I should buy something.
I walk in, touch things, and once I feel something for an item, I look at the price.
I ask myself if it’s worth it.
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Leather Strips

11/11/2019

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A strip of leather for $150. I do not understand the price tag in my hand.

​Understanding price is simple in theory. 
A calculation is required the involved the quality of ingredients, the craftsmanship, and rarity. 

​Deciding to purchase is more complicated.
It requires you to determine your current financial standing, your emotional state, future utility.

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Peat Moss Water

11/11/2019

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​I had turned twenty-one two weeks ago.
This occasion however was marred due to my deceit of the liquor store proprietors I had been visiting for over a year previous. Once they saw my true ID, they learned they knew was an impostor.

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Yellow Box

10/30/2019

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I’m standing in a corner store in the East Village. I am newly 18 and as tradition, make a pilgrimage to purchase my first pack of cigarettes. I have never smoked a cigarette, I have no brand loyalty.

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