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Hometown Hero: Chapter 15

The Saga of Terminal City: The Complete Urban Epic

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May 14, 2026
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Hometown Hero: Chapter 15

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

A clink, clink, clink of the drinks, and the plosh
of ice in glass announced a tête à tête
between two illicit lovers downtown.
The Crummburg Inn the scene, a gloomy house,
once a stop for salesmen and travellers
in prosperous days, business long since lost
to the reso…

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