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The Lammas Hireling
Giuseppe
You must forgive me. Don't look so surprised,
History by John Burnside (1955-)
You must forgive me. Don't look so surprised,
My mother could not bear being blind,
My Uncle Giuseppe told me
chainsaw vs the pampas grass
When I hit thirty, he brought me a cake,
Hello! What's all this here? A kitschy vase