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Mouth skidding over accordion fish, the wheezing bone case, extracting notes of flesh. Eyes suspended in parched head, staring inward to breaking seascapes.

On the plate poised a knife and fork by sloughed skin, cup of brimming wine,

and zebra bowl of rice fading to dusk. Suddenly watching eye of dog.

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