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the skinny voice

of the leatherfaced
woman with the crimson
nose and coquettishly-
cocked bonnet

having ceased   the

captain
announces that as three
dimes seven nickels and ten
pennies have been deposited upon

the drum    there is need

of just twenty five cents
dear friends
to make it an even
dollar    whereupon

the Divine Average who was

attracted by the inspired
sister’s howling moves
off
willanyone tell him why he should

blow two bits for the coming of Christ Jesus

?
??
???
!

nix,kid