sandpaper

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As always, my voice is sandpaper by the end of the night; I long for a throat lozenge but instead pick up my cord for one last transfer.

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“It’s just that Cadet Mason makes me want to scrub my skin with sandpaper, sir.”

From Literature

By the time he reached the park entrance, his lungs felt like there were little men inside scrubbing them with sandpaper.

From Literature

I place the ‘umeke in Dad’s hands, and he cradles it. I’ve taken fine-grit sandpaper to the outside to make it smooth and polished it with coconut oil so it gleams. “This is really beautiful.”

From Literature

There’s a bunch of well-cared-for hand tools, sandpaper, a bag of screws, nuts, and bolts, plus a lot more.

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