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Conjecture

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Sunday, May 9, 1773 Sir — The world must at present be perpetual on the primitive state of human nature Conjecture The jealousy and envy boils over a dead weight strangled serpents in the Temple

Arcana Magi Pure Vol.5 - c.2

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Emi paced back and forth, fixing her jacket out of nervousness. The cool breeze crawled around her skin and she shivered.

Cardiovascular

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circumstances// squeeze the heart so hard/ that you should die but don’t.

To The Little Mouse Who Started Feeling Slightly Nauseous

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I heard them praying to some god none of us had ever heard of. I'm glad I went to the funeral and still have the yellow rose that I did not throw into his grave. At some point you have to stop nibbling from the moldy cake.

A political parable

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One of these days we aren’t going to believe whatever they tell us.

Je Suis Vincent

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I saw Vincent one day, sitting at a café table that was situated right next to the quays of the Seine, with another artist by the name of Bernard. Vincent had his back to me, and he was leaning forward in his usual hyper-excitement, gesturing wildly

stye

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poked in the eye

Omen

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The bird sat there some time. Several minutes. My wife and I grabbed out i-Pads and took pictures.

It makes no difference

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So I'll throw in ten.

The Nude Pianist: A Novel: Chapter 16

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Depression had Frank in its craw.

Sharp-shinned

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Survival is often violent.

Path

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a man sees salamander bands / a-cracklin on the scree

I Don't Know What This is About, But.

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Bent, crooked and straight, knifed.

Close/Far

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If you were glassI'd fog you up With my breathI'd leave messagesPictographsIn fingerprints I'd press in closeSo would youAnd so we'd danceBut you are glassAn inch of depthTo catch my breath

Birds Fly

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Birds fly and people hurry in the wind and rain like it's a matter of pity.

Woman Things

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...when the doctor scrapes the baby out, he cuts out all the things that make babies, too...

Ordinary Fruit

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I was insufficiently abused as a child.

Pancakes

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I’d look for a fork and quickly stab a piece of it and bite into it, feeling good about the finality of things.

riversong

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pulled the wool off my head found i was almost dead

Weeds

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on cd I make john hiatt does not smash perfectly good guitar

Father Dunne's School for Wayward Boys #6

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Instead, we found his red-inked list of boys who would never be saved,

Exploring Physics

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Our half-life, radioactive decay, particles shed leaving dust and bone."twilight years", "golden age", "evening of life"?Bullshit. I'm not ready to stop pumping high octane.You said, "I'll take you to Paris."Hemingway's address is still in your notebook, I saw it.I'll wear…

The Duplicate

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For weeks they used every medium to say: This day will be an end or a beginning.

Los Angeles IKEA Existential Meltdown

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Sometimes, you compare your living situation to a prison because it makes you feel better. "At least I have a fridge," you think to yourself.

The Ballad of the Headless Bunny

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I stepped down on what looked like a mouse Bloody and lifeless outside of our house. I took bag in hand and prepared to grab it When I realized the thing was the head of a rabbit!

Park

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“It’s time we moved our relationship back into an upright position,” I said.

Duck for Dinner

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My friend and I were once walking the aisles of a supermarket because we decided we were going to have roasted duck. We didn’t know how to cook, but as the old Filipino reds used to say: If not now, when? If we don’t learn how to cook now, as in NOW, then

68 & Riverside

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Martin met Siena in the elevator, carrying two brown bags of groceries. She asked him to press the button for floor eight. As they rose, Martin fixed his eyes on the display as it changed numbers: G, 2, 3… and so on.

This is the Day

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"...she became aware of her cold saliva dripping slowly over her bare arm muscle,..."

Hot Rod Heaven

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"a ratty, red, medium-sized bicycle for sale in a ratty, medium-sized yard."