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Important Announcement

By agora

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AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL THOSE WHO REMAIN ON THE PREMISESNoticeFor the convenience of our customerswe havewoven anonymous lives into blankets of anorexic calculuswe havecreated another centre of excellence in impossibilitieswe havedownsized the galaxy to fit the bishops’ tongueswe haveamplified the silence till it tears our ears apartWe haveworn our feet into the shape of cloven shoeswe havekilled our prophets with the notoriety of custardwe havebuilt a zoo to hide ourselves from animalswe haveturned our mossy backs on herbivoreswe havemade burnt offerings to carnivores we havereturned to the shellwe haveturned to protozoawe haveburned the walking book.Lookwhere you’re walking pleaseplease keep the crawlways clean and free of body partsplease supply your own replacement skinplease remain unnaturally greenuntil the lethaldose.Hereclosein the crematorium caféthe stuttering and narcissistic fishgrow gillsto fly.Have a pleasant day.Nowgo away. Written November 4th, 2001 © on Nov 03 2001 03:06 PM PST   0 • 9

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"AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL THOSE WHO REMAIN ON THE PREMISESNoticeFor the convenience of our customerswe havewoven anonymous lives into blankets of anorexic calculuswe havecreated another centre of excellence in impossibilitieswe havedownsized the galaxy to fit the bishops’ tongueswe haveamplified the silence till it tears our ears apartWe haveworn our feet into the shape of cloven shoeswe havekilled our prophets with the notoriety of custardwe havebuilt a zoo to hide ourselves from animalswe haveturned our mossy backs on herbivoreswe havemade burnt offerings to carnivores we havereturned to the shellwe haveturned to protozoawe haveburned the walking book.Lookwhere you’re walking pleaseplease keep the crawlways clean and free of body partsplease supply your own replacement skinplease remain unnaturally greenuntil the lethaldose.Hereclosein the crematorium caféthe stuttering and narcissistic fishgrow gillsto fly.Have a pleasant day.Nowgo away...."

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