MATERIAL OF TWENTIES

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hot dog city state / lies rancid in the sun / the sun lies rancid on a negative field mattress / taking in no more lovers / no more visitors / going solo down the car pool lane / pocket full of unclaimed chips / pockets / this is the chance / here is the break / oh fortune / do i not control you yet / the other way around you say / fine / fifty on the loser then / whoever he is / burn his hopes / if he does not lose / he wants to win? / that is great / painless rodeos / no bulls / or horses / no kentucky / but so many of us / who are we? / are we the winning? / are we winning? / horrors in front of sinks / failed karate kicks / and finally, victories, defeating / the dog years of pretense /

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