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Librarians are hiding something. What is it?

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The cornbread for dressing cools./ The cranberries boil with one cup each/ of sugar and water. The aromas are nice

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Palm of Her Hand

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oh, sure i’m still running around like a heads-up/off/prophet/profit/fit trying to cut off my very own de/(con)instruction and all other sordid a•void•able & available /a-Babel-Trumpish towers of post & toastmodern doom/daze/haze

Babel

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As if reaching for the Divine was the problem

The Haunted Coins

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Secret Lives of Cell Phones

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we all want to go down / because nothing north can be good.

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homelessness, you called the lie,

Animal Instincts

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HOMELESS OUTSIDE THE CHURCH

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Happiness

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She always wore a little smile. When she took off her robe, the class grew quiet.

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