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The Egghead: Cantos XII-XVI

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Jun 11, 2026
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The Egghead: Cantos XII-XVI

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

XII

So he saw, both day and night,
The killings, and victim-fight
They put up against the foe
In spite of fear, and soon knows
What was buried, what was ate,
From this knowledge cogitates,
A plan most simple, also bold
Inside those old, fleshy folds.
He would this…

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