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UP TO DATE AND READY TO GO

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Universal Octopus

It may not be the bearded manwho smiles at you and explodes.It may not be the errant tyrethat slides on the icy roads.It may not be the scaffolding plankthat bounces on your head.It may not be pneumoniathat smothers you in … Continue reading →

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MIDDLEMEN

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Universal Octopus

The antique fowling piecereveals the skillsof the gunsmithand forges his linkwith the blood stained feathers. Einstein’s equation (E = mc2)made the atomic bombtheoretically possible. Szilárd’s fission using uranium,made a nuclear chain reaction possible.“I never thought of that!” said Einstein. Einstein … Continue reading →

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PROJECT

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Universal Octopus

  IRestingmy shoe and my chin on the gate,I thought I knewhow animals must suffer. Jostling in the concrete slaughterhouse,their sweattheir fearsoaks meand the stench of their faeceschokes meand stifles my lungs.          IIThought-raindoesn’t wet.Taught-paincannot forget;(sinks in deeperthan the brain.) … Continue reading →

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