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everywhere oak doors slam          
  ming with oak desks behind them        
  terminals blinking impatiently        
                   
    next...next...          
                   
input                  
              EYES: blue  
              HAIR: brown  
              SIN:  
                   
  the little sister who got married a week ago tomorrow    
  ushered at the ionian hall          
  brother-in-law tore his tuxedo fighting with a cousin    
                   
          had soup today, but no salad  
                   
                B+  
    insufficient grade points...        
    insufficient grade points...        
                   
              where are you  
                   
hammering at the oak door with bruised knuckles        
                   
        left thirty nickles in his pocket    
                   
  we ran to the employment office today        
  three hundred people shoving for ten openings      
  and a black eye and an empty belly        
                   
        a silver flute at the pawnshop    
                   
let me in let me in in in              
                   
  back at 1 p.m.              
  Leave your number at the sound of the tone:      
    - gone shopping - see you later        
    - sorry - will have to cancel - another time    
    - the number you have reached is no longer in serv  
      beep beep beep beep beep beep  
                   
  one-way ticket, closed departure        
                   
cold cold tubular metal bus stop            
  ice salt spray splayed rubber          
  doors slamming            
                   
  Buy                
        On Sale        
    As Is              
            All Things Must Go  
                   
  she wore an ivory gown more yellow than white      
  with long lace sleeves and a bouquet of forfetmenots    
                   
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