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Hometown Hero: Chapter 27

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May 14, 2026
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Hometown Hero: Chapter 27

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

Reassembled arms of Lord Chemosh swung;
each swipe of the armoured limbs clear-cutting
a patch of citizens like virgin lumber.
The clod-hopper feet, like turtle turbines,
pulverize a skull or hand with each step.
On his bowed-out, rivet chest, from twine ropes,
and whi…

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