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A SINGLE LEATHER CASE
SITS STERN
ON THE FLOOR OF THE CARRIAGE.
HIS
SHORTENED LEFT LEG
WEARS A SPECIAL SHOE
WITH AN ENORMOUS PLATFORM.
TAKING OFF HIS SPECTACLES
HE SOON SNOOZES THERE LEANING
AGAINST THE PALM OF HIS HAND.
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CLUTCHING THE CASE
HE STANDS
IN A SCRUFFY PASTURE
BEHIND A DERELICT FARMHOUSE
A MASS OF WEEDS
GROWING AMONGST RUBBLE
CHICKEN WIRE
AND BROKEN TILES
TANGLES ITS VINES
THROUGH THE WINDOW
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HE DREAMS CHILDREN
FLOATING LIKE BALLOONS,
THEIR THOUSAND EYES
THEIR BURNING EARS
THEIR THREAD-LIKE VOICES,
RISE
