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Spring 1990 • Vol. XII No. 2 • Poetry |

Films Trip Comicstrip Column vs. Krazy Kael

Image depicts the first two-thirds of a typewritten poem in two columns. The poem has no punctuation and is formatted in a way that requires an image file.
Image depicts the final thirds of a typewritten poem in two columns. The poem has no punctuation and is formatted in a way that requires an image file.

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