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Quit shaking the scenery, Fuzzy.
\nDistorted dimensions distress me.
\nWhy is the cow under the moon lowing?
\nAnd have the leaves of grass
\nbeen mowed and raked?
\nEliminate that giant flapping
\nand pay heed to the rotating crop.
\nThe growth of industry
\nis laughingly out of proportion.
\nAnd shouldn’t the horizon
\nproperly extend to the sky?
\nPolish the sun a little brighter.
\nHide the blasted wiring.
\nDrop a wild dog or two
\ninto the wasteland.
\nAnd do not go gentle past go.
\nPerhaps this prescription is outdated.
\nThe road least taken
\nappears to be closed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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