The Scent of Things that Leave
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Last published Fri, Apr 3, 2026
It lingers like a fading scent-they never see when it leaves, but they feel the absence settle in the air, in the quiet, in the subtle shift of something once familiar slipping into what used to be. By the time they notice, it is already gone, leaving only the memory of how it once filled the space so completely, as if it had always belonged there.
Maki
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