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The Dead Nest: Cantos XLVIII-LVI

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Jun 18, 2026
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The Dead Nest: Cantos XLVIII-LVI

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

XLVIII

Rarer then the sunny land
Cultured under heart and hand
Lacking shadow, lacking scar;
Do you wonder where you are?
Here it was, unfallen spot,
Lived the species without blot
Of local god, fur and plant
All forsook the malign cant
Of croaking toad, and …

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