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The Black Bat: Cantos XXXII-XXXVII

A Supernatural Baseball Epic

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May 10, 2026
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The Black Bat: Cantos XXXII-XXXVII

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

XXXII

But on the walk-up, there astride,
Appeared a dapper, gray-haired gent,
Who with a stance of legs spread wide
Had blocked the way. Though old and bent,
He waved his silver-headed cane,
And ranted like a man insane:
“I am the owner, Milton Mull,
The Monarc…

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