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Ella and Eidelvard: Cantos VI-X

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May 20, 2026
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Ella and Eidelvard: Cantos VI-X

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

VI

In a hall of rock and log,
Of clatter and barking dogs,
Where the wenches came and went,
And boys were on errands sent,
At a table, with his band,
A rugged lot, scarred and tanned,
Sat commander of the place
In his furs, a one-eyed face
And mangled hand, th…

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