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a zit—(white iceberg tip                                              infection-floating) a heart (yours was always lipid-                                                         slippery) an ember (firefly abdomen                                                 exhaling in black velvet) a full bladder—(toilet-bowl relief:                                                             a temporary prescription) a bag of hot chips (extra habanero                                                              for a spicy explosion) a sink pipe (domestic artery rupture                                                                   of your sledgehammer swing) a water balloon, (concrete-spiked,                                                               insoluble rubber jigsaw) spaghetti in the microwave: (blood                                                                stain pattern analysis of metal walls) a seam. (sewn ending                                        frays: leave the stitch, re-exposed.)
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Apr 26, 2014
Apr 26, 2014 at 9:18 PM UTC
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a zit—(white iceberg tip                                              infection-floating) a heart (yours was always lipid-                                                         slippery) an ember (firefly abdomen                                                 exhaling in black velvet) a full bladder—(toilet-bowl relief:                                                             a temporary prescription) a bag of hot chips (extra habanero                                                              for a spicy explosion) a sink pipe (domestic artery rupture                                                                   of your sledgehammer swing) a water balloon, (concrete-spiked,                                                               insoluble rubber jigsaw) spaghetti in the microwave: (blood                                                                stain pattern analysis of metal walls) a seam. (sewn ending                                        frays: leave the stitch, re-exposed.)
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Apr 26, 2014
Apr 26, 2014 at 9:18 PM UTC
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