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hush they know everything

By benafim

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Hush. They Know Everything Those obscure men in identical black in the third basement of a tall office in Vermont, never see the far horizon; have phosphorous skin, live on a diet of coke and cheese burger.They are listening and know all about us but they haven’t heard a nightingale sing when the moon is full in Vermont,nor do they read our innermost thoughts.They knew that the twin towers were about to fall but thought that America needed a wake up call and to overcomeher dislike of body-bags, to righteously concur the Middle East and get rid once and for all those bothersome people whohate the American way.Those hazy men, who know the whole story, don’t understand the human mind to busy plotting against you and me to hear a nightingale sing when the moon is full in Vermont Written October 12th, 2001 © on Oct 12 2001 04:42 AM PST   0 • 10

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"Hush. They Know Everything Those obscure men in identical black in the third basement of a tall office in Vermont, never see the far horizon; have phosphorous skin, live on a diet of coke and cheese burger.They are listening and know all about us but they haven’t heard a nightingale sing when the moon is full in Vermont,nor do they read our innermost thoughts.They knew that the twin towers were about to fall but thought that America needed a wake up call and to overcomeher dislike of body-bags, to righteously concur the Middle East and get rid once and for all those bothersome people whohate the American way.Those hazy men, who know the whole story, don’t understand the human mind to busy plotting against you and me to hear a nightingale sing when the moon is full in Vermont..."

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