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62 Venom The gardener bashes in the gorgeous triangular head of the fer-de-lance, most venomous víbora he knows. Ay! One bite and you’re dead. His forked stick lifts looped, lank snake, draped away from his legs. I ask to look— slithers to earth spoiled coil turned clay. Hermosa, I sigh. Mosaic 63 scales, cream, black, brown. He nods. Hermosa y peligrosa. Muy peligrosa. Our guide conjures prayers, apologies. The forked stick slings pure danger behind the shed. ...

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