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The breath before departure.

Places that wait for you to arrive. Empty boats at dawn. The threshold between here and somewhere new.

ก่อนเรือออกจากท่า — ปลายทางที่รอให้เรามาถึง ก่อนเราจะรู้ว่าเรากำลังเดินทาง

An empty wooden long-tail boat moored on still misty water at dawn. Travel · CloudPang

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