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Before the astronomer's table

a circle with a demon inside

demons with wings of a bat

(Before the astronomer's table)

overhead like an armada of ships

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Time of the weed, time of bramble

along the bank of a canal

muddy with old newspaper

close-held surface to write on

to dance as with desire

black letters where roads meet

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Tonight in the city, only the chains

make soft noises like bells

only the dogs are awake

the fences lean over

to scrape their elbows

on stone and broken glass

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