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What if I were turned on by
seemingly innocent words,

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such as scumble,
pinky, or extrapolate?

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What if I maneuvered
conversation in the hope

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that others would
pronounce these words?

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Perhaps the excitement
would come from the way

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the other person touched
them, lightly and carelessly,

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with his tongue.

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What if "of" were
such a hot button?

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Scumble of bushes.

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What if there were a
hidden pleasure in calling

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one thing by another's name?

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Worthwhile, a rod, a
list, a mop top poem

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cut out against sunset,
chocolate pastries

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in the shape of pyramids,
an elderly bent figure

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beneath a feathered Stetson.

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Terry fears she may
be risking her job

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as an afterlife consultant.

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Melinda is comforted by Jed
when she twists her ankle trying

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to evade an angry ghost.

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Unanswered questions change
things between booth and bone.

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A string of raindrops
dangling from an iron bar

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reveals opportunities
for clarity.

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At the breakfast table,
Mary's dead parents

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become impatient when she counts
the wad of small denomination

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bills they presented her
with on her birthday.

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