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The August Vampeer: Cantos VII-XI

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Nov 01, 2025
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The August Vampeer: Cantos VII-XI

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

VII

That very night, after dusk,
When on the wind floated musk
Of the newly risen dead,
Who on living sources fed,
There gathered in rooms below,
Those reserved for touring shows,
Or a play with painted face,
Every last man in the place:
Those who found the…

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