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[Poem] Say a word often enough and it can lose its meaning

Say a word often enough and it can lose its meaning The bricklayer is dead. The doctor is dead. The journalist is dead. The mother is dead. The artist is dead. The neighbour is dead. The daughter is dead. The garbage collector is dead. The architect is dead. The writer is dead. The grandfather is [...]

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