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Thursday, February 19, 2009

THE DEBTOR

by Andrew Hilbert


I shouldn't even file
My California state taxes this year

It's always more
Complicated than the federal form anyways

But I had to do it
Just to see how much in I.O.U.s Arnold owes me

Arnold,
You owe me $8.00.
Keep it.


Andrew Hilbert has a degree in History at Cal State Long Beach and lives in Orange County, California.
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