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Hometown Hero: Chapter 17

The Saga of Terminal City: The Complete Urban Epic

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The Spoken Whole
May 14, 2026
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Hometown Hero: Chapter 17

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

Later they called him only “The Ostrich”,
smoking human fingers clipped in broad day
off unsuspecting bystanders who strolled
in Terminal City; and rolled tightly,
and in quantity, by rows of compelled,
nimble-handed demon labour peopling
a waterfront warehouse. Divert…

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