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96 Conversation The various declensions Of layered self-deprecation The sleight of hand The tour de force The quick of an eye The quarter smile Positions endlessly qualified Points developed and redefined Space made From artful modesty The polite insult Collectively constitute the “whinge” here January on the Gold Coast Have I come To this strange land Only to be held hostage By the heat Every house Has a fireplace From open ones To the most elaborate of boilers And there is no winter here Air-conditioning Is still foreign ...

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