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    Lullaby of the Universe
    Lullaby of the Universe
    Lullaby of the Universe
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    Lullaby of the Universe

    By Anastasia Bell

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    Lullaby of the Universe is a collection of thought-invoking poems, digging deep into the human conscience of pain and the self-realisations of sentient dreams. These are stories of stargazing and the journey between birth and destruction.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPartridge Publishing Singapore
    Release dateFeb 1, 2019
    ISBN9781543749694
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      Book preview

      Lullaby of the Universe - Anastasia Bell

      Copyright © 2019 by Anastasia Bell.

      Library of Congress Control Number:        2019932738

      ISBN:                    Hardcover                     978-1-5437-4967-0

                                   Softcover                       978-1-5437-4968-7

                                    eBook                           978-1-5437-4969-4

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      CONTENTS

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      Sun

      Mercury

      Venus

      Earth

      Mars

      Jupiter

      Saturn

      Uranus

      Neptune

      Pluto

      Moon

      Lullaby of the Universe

      Alien

      Martians

      UFO

      Stardust

      A Whirling Star

      The Stars Reunite

      Gravity

      Black Hole

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      Undeniable C(affeine)hemistry

      Dear John

      Finding Alaska

      Rain Syndrome

      Sin City

      Sea at Night

      Nocturnal Wanderer

      Daughter of Cypress

      Shapeshifter

      Fallen Angel

      Living Shadow

      Kill It

      I Remember

      Waltz through Life to Death

      Last Vestige of Voice

      Gone

      Past, Present, and Future

      Letting Go 1

      Letting Go 2

      Relinquished: The Epilogue

      For my grandparents

      and all the dreamers

      Introduction

      Anastasia is an aspiring writer, who is also a part-time dreamer

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