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Dance of the Gargoyle
17 September 1942
Elemental-spirit flame Splay of snout and horny hoofed. Deadly as a tiger lame Bronze of claw and palate roofed,
Black as pigment, night the hue Of scaly hide, ocher eyes, Stir the cauldron; churn and strew Smoke across the boiling skies.
And upon its wivern head Hideous beyond compare Wattled monster of the hood
Vanity with heavy tread Stamps a livid imprint there: “This is beauty, this is good.”
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