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Hi.

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Hi.

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Thank you, Ander.

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Thanks to the Poetry Center.

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OK.

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Ah!

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Is this super loud?

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That's right?

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I'm actually an extremely
quiet person, until you put me

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in front of people.

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And then, I seem to scream.

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I have two volumes, but--

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so I will be
reading funny poems.

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They're funny to me.

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I hope they're funny to you.

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And there definitely is a
element of the depressing in it

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as well, which
sometimes I find funny.

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And sometimes, I just
write such depressing work

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that I think I just need
to make myself laugh.

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And I accomplished that.

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OK, so you are allowed to laugh.

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I actually hope you laugh.

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Even if you don't think
it's funny, just laugh,

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because otherwise,
I may start crying.

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And it's awkward.

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