injected
raze
the
hard
nose
of
the
surgical
sword
wriggled
around
like
a
worm
beneath
his
skin
.
and
when
that
sugar
kissed
the
back
of
his
blackened
brain
,
he
closed
his
eyes
and
said
,
"
that's
nice
."
it
was
the
ocean
that
rocked
him
to
sleep
.
not
anything
that
swam
downstream
to
reach
him
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from