Houdini Speaks From Beyond the Grave!
Pinioned in straightjacket sounds like a martial stance. Knock three times. Bess's people wouldn't plant her next to a kike. Mediums and magicians meet in the back lot, three a.m. A door opens. Magicians choose doves; mediums, crystal balls. The audience prefers struggle in plain sight. I want you to punch me as hard as you can. I want you to check the knots yourself. Make sure there is nothing on the other side.
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Skrimshander (Attys 2012 entry)
Poetry"Upon entering the place I found a number of young seamen gathered about a table, examining by a dim light divers specimens of skrimshander." from MOBY DICK, by Herman Melville
