1542 13 9
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Remember the equatorial heat, the flies,/
the lurking hum and scream of jungle,/
the squalor? Remember the functionary.
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1542 5 5
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I have a ninety two percent rejection rate.
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1542 1 1
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Maybe our whole generation is going to hell, but I’m not getting any younger or better looking. Life’s too short for the missionary position.
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1541 0 0
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Long ago, this painter Brussegem had hung the dark mantle of Outcast Artist” over his shoulders—and over his life, he formed a strict philosophy—Art and Only Art—and protected his solitude and artistry with all his moody might,....
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1541 9 4
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He wasn't sure if I was joking.
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1541 0 0
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Alysia’s eyes turned to Megumi where her sister nodded. Alysia took a deep breath and stepped back. There was a moment’s hesitation, but she felt Megumi’s hand gripping her wrist.
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1541 0 0
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Outside Natsume’s room, in the kitchen, Mrs. Saito and Emi prepared lunch. They were silent, but there were no feelings of negativity in the air.
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the late snow, though not welcomed...
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1541 3 2
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The moment I was told of your passing...
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so many bills to pay
the list keeps shedding its skin like a snake
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1541 10 7
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and where have the years sped
how distant was your youth
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1541 5 1
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They come in my room without knocking and I'm nekkid.
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1541 4 4
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He'd sit or stand, as if this was common
to see: in the street walking by, such a man.
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1541 1 1
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My grief is made up of
Demons fighting to
Claw their way first
Out of my eyes
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1541 3 2
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I separate my thoughts into two / camps
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1541 7 5
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I was tired and lonesome when I checked into another insufferable, shop-worn Holiday Inn. It was the only motel around with the internet — dial up only — in that little jerkwater town, Notmuch, Alabama. It was too late for a nap, so I jumped in the shower,…
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We didn't know him from Adam...
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Translation’s not required—music/
sings itself complete and comprehensible
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1540 9 7
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1540 3 0
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Every town has one. Or one at the very least...
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sentinels in a frost-blackened field
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1540 2 0
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Each evening the man allowed himself an hour of fresh air. He and Prickles would situate themselves on the tiny balcony overlooking the same street, a blanket bundled around them both for warmth. These were the times he liked to talk to Prickles the most
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1540 5 4
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Been looking for guns.
His guns have turned up missing.
He’s been looking for the guns.
Looking for guns.
The au-pair must’ve snuck back in
And took the guns.
And the baby.
The baby must be crawling off with
Guns again.
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1540 2 1
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I wonder if regular nonfashion clothes are out forever, if these kids will ever dress normally like, you know, Phil Donahue, again.
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1540 0 0
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1540 2 0
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I woke up pissed off—like that feeling you get when you take a long nap in the afternoon. Except instead of being on a couch or a bed, I was trapped in a mashed-up Honda on I-75.
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1540 0 0
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The cubs from every Clan shivered at his snarl. The Elder’s presence was overwhelming, and level of pressure pressing down upon them.
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1540 3 2
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Ty speed-walked down the long ass tunnel that connected his “A” train to the NJ Transit bus, which would take him across the bridge, where he'd splurge for a cab to take him home.
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Maybe it was a trick of the gloom.
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1540 0 0
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You may be wondering, as is only natural, about the designated husband of our dear Princess.
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