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translated by Mark Ostrowski from The Outskirts


however far cities stretch out until they run into 
one another however many bitter lessons sex death
or civil service exams offer us the outskirts will always remain

the darkness of industrial parks the inefficiency
of the ministry of public works however hard
citizens' groups neighborhood watches strive 

the remnants of love will keep being reborn in the outskirts