poem || John Crouse

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Thunderstruck Bonnet Mogwai Helix, Blackface

Poland, Pasadena, Colophon Tangerine Minutemen Hyphen

Handball Tinseltown Welterweight Waltons. Crappie

Stipend Clorox Snapdragon. Copyright Handjob. Pentagram

Hormonally Sombrero Hambone, Homophobe Polyglot Bibliophile

Cockroach Lovechild, Hello, Zappa, Nursemaid Payola Tangiers

Stereoscopic Moneypenny Colonoscopy. Playwright Mellow

Blackball Greasepaint Crocodile, Antiphon Hydrant, Stravinsky

Mugwump. Menagerie Weimar Cornball Paperweight

Walmart Norsemen Mumps Hydrox Paymaster Slavishly

Othello. Snapshot Amputee Sobriety Backbone Snapple

Pantaloons Grandiloquent Cigarette Intervenes. Diebenkorn

Rollercoaster, Fingerstall Marshmallow, Payroll Lavishly

Grit, Antelope Strobe Crayola Softball Zapruder Abbreviates.