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HAL SCHMUlOWITZ

Vipers are sta1.k:ing at the sides of roads #
niPPing bare ankles.
·Venom twice a day keeps good boys .in the hay,"
hissed a mad snake.
Vipers will be found in the glove compartment
of your ear,
curlinq around maps of Idaho.
Pits of vipers are .in the right hand
bottom desk drawer,
where you keep the typing paper.
"Close the drawer ,there •s a draft,"
said a shiVering snake.
Vipers may be f.oundin your sui teases.
"Do I have to wear the same socks for a week?"
Vipers are surely in your cranium,
sll thering around meninges.
"You got a headache?"
Hissing filled my ears.

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