From 05725796a41b152840203ef721d7a6136a799c08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zekiahepic <73035340+Zekiah-A@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:17:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Spiders formatting fix and calligrapher -> cartographer retcon --- Volume-2/Sublime-And-Revelation/spiders.json | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Volume-2/Sublime-And-Revelation/spiders.json b/Volume-2/Sublime-And-Revelation/spiders.json index 5731447..5b5a1bb 100644 --- a/Volume-2/Sublime-And-Revelation/spiders.json +++ b/Volume-2/Sublime-And-Revelation/spiders.json @@ -1 +1 @@ -{"summary":"","tags":"","cWarning":false,"cWarningAdditions":"","poemName":"Spiders","poemAuthor":"Zekiah","poemContent":{"type":"fragment","styles":[],"children":[{"type":"text","content":"Sometimes I just wish I were a spider, "},{"type":"newline","count":1},{"type":"text","content":"legs sprawled, against a wall, "},{"type":"newline","count":1},{"type":"text","content":"or a small crevice, "},{"type":"newline","count":1},{"type":"text","content":"a calm place that I could tuck into, when it is cold. 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