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A wave of pulsing oil.<br \/>\nHere comes a train again.<br \/>\nLost dogs, guard dogs, devil dogs.<br \/>\nRed-eyed and hungry.<br \/>\nScreamed languages unheard,<br \/>\nalmost as in song.<br \/>\nForever chased to dead ends.<br \/>\nRumors of a river downhill.<br \/>\nIf only just one door to knock upon.<br \/>\nLong ago there were friendly faces.<br \/>\nIn the times before the glass pipe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trapped inside, like water. Outside, chain link and barbed wire. Concrete mesa and rock ledge. Broken glass and bottles thrown from on high. A wave of pulsing oil. Here comes a train again. 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