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 Letter฀to฀the฀Muse Insistent฀beast!฀furry฀foot in฀my฀door,฀jaws฀locked on฀my฀most฀vital฀parts, there฀are฀whole฀moments when฀I฀don’t฀care฀a฀whit for฀you.฀But฀still฀you฀angle your฀way฀in,฀sucker฀growth at฀the฀base฀of฀a฀rambling฀rose. Or฀else฀you฀take฀me฀by฀surprise, quick฀as฀a฀rebel฀hand฀moves from฀alms฀box฀to฀Kalashnikov. And฀if฀you฀are฀like฀a฀lover, old฀troll,฀you฀are฀a฀master of฀bondage—the฀Marquis had฀nothing฀on฀you.฀But where฀are฀you฀today,฀old unreliable,฀old฀shaky฀banister on฀the฀steep฀stair,฀one฀moment drought,฀the฀next฀monsoon,฀my starvation,฀my฀feeding฀station, yesterday’s฀failed฀field, tomorrow’s฀bumper฀crop. ...

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