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Scientific Method

 
by Adam Clay

Twenty-three percent when placed under
intense pressure did in fact kick
the door in. Soldiers creep on the other side
of the turn. Every little thing
is destined for ease. Music, be still.
Keep the mannequin secrets
to yourself. Remember a ladder
can take you both up and down.
The weather grows less stable
than us. This line here is where
the season starts. Spring seems
fluorescently golden. Too much
milk in the fridge. When left alone
long enough, the prisoners
began to interrogate themselves.









From A Hotel Lobby at the Edge of the World by Adam Clay. Copyright © 2012 by Adam Clay. Reprinted with permission of Milkweed Editions. All rights reserved.
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