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The Black Bat: Cantos LXXVII-LXXXIII

A Supernatural Baseball Epic

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May 09, 2026
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The Black Bat: Cantos LXXVII-LXXXIII

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

LXXVII

“Enough, enough!” the pitcher yells,
And with bared teeth he shakes his head,
For clearly what this bastard tells
Should ever have been left unsaid.
But never one to be denied,
Jake Dancer went whence others shied.
“I’ll read what’s here,” and so he di…

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