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creature, swaggers daintily
twiddling
his tiny cane
and, mazurkas about tweak-
ing his wing collar pecking at his im
-peccable cravat directing being
shooting his cuffs
saluted everywhere saluting
reviewing processions of minions
tappingpeopleontheback
“allezcirculez”)
—my he’s brave. . . .
the
communists pick
up themselves friends
& their hats legs &
arms brush dirt coats
smile looking hands
spit blood teeth
the Communists have(very)fine eyes
(which stroll hither and thither through the
evening in bruised narrow questioning faces)
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