Aught, no. 13 (2004)
Suzanne Thurman
nuclear fever
Wh t  f  ll th  v w ls   n th   w rld w r 
  d str y d b   n  tom c  b mb?  W  ld l f 
 v r m k  s ns   g  n?
    a   i  a     e  o  o a    i    e  o     e e
   e   o e   y a  a o i   o  ?  ou   i e
  e e   a e  e  e a ai ?
     if the sky should fall
     said the waitress
     do not hesitate
     to spread the
     shattered
     remains
     on
     your toast
     if you're lucky
     you will live to be
     a thousand year old
     cyclops in red pajamas
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