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THE HUBBUB OF THE UNIVERSE, 49
AN ARTIST, 50
A PATTERN IN THE MUD, 51
THE CIGARETTE STUB, 52
TO HIS SERVING MAID, 53
CONTRADICTION, 55
EXEMPT, 56
MEDITATIONS OF POETRY, 57
A PRAGMATIST, 58
A HAPPY LIFE, 59
A NATIONAL FRAILTY, 60
THE MAN WITH THE RAKE, 61
VERITAS VOS DAMNABIT, 63
ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT, 64
ADVANTAGE OF A BOOKISH UPBRINGING, 65
(A + B)², 67
SECRET THOUGHTS, 68
THE REALIST, 69
OVERDUE, 70
ONEIROMANCY, 71
MUTUAL ESTEEM, 72
APOCALYPSE, 73
SUNK WITHOUT TRACE, 74
IRRITATION OF THE OLD MANDARIN, 75
HE BROODS, 76
BIVALVES, 77
ETERNITY AND THE TOOTH, 78
A PROVERB, 79
THE TOLERATOR, 80
THE PAINTER, 81
THE POET, 82
ADJUSTMENT, 83
ANTICRASTINATION, 84
OH, INEQUITABLE BUILDINGS!, 85
TICK DOULOUREUX, 86
