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The August Vampeer: Cantos XXXVII-XL

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Jun 19, 2026
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The August Vampeer: Cantos XXXVII-XL

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

XXXVII

Out she walked past brick and block,
And no longer could be shocked
By the sight of further scrap,
For the village had been trapped
Underneath the overhang
Of the cliff, which had the bang
Of the bomb in pieces broke,
And the streets with boulders…

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