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Devil Bird of Dunne County: Cantos X-XII

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May 17, 2026
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Devil Bird of Dunne County: Cantos X-XII

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

X

Our tale we now move to den fetid bad,
A morose place, one incomp’rably sad:
It once was a house, with gable and porch,
But now it displays effects of the torch,
Some posse or mob in unsettled times,
Inflamed by reports of rumour-fed crimes,
Had s…

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