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Friday, July 28, 2006

FORFEITURE OF COLLATERAL

by James Penha


Bomb ‘em.

          Who?

‘Em.

          Why?

Because of what
               they did. We have to
               get ‘em
               back.

          But bombs--

Yeah.

          Mean war--

Yeah!

          And war--

Yeah?

          Means bombs--

?

          Will bomb others.

As well as ‘em?

          Probably.

Bomb ‘em.

          And the others?

Will never get us back.


James Penha edits The New Verse News.