relics
raze
eighteen
balloons
with
spanish
,
french
,
and
german
words
stitched
into
their
spines.
their
skin
every
colour
of
the
ragged
rainbow
.
a
villain's
novelty
moustache
with
self
-adhesive backing.
press
firmly
to
apply.
use
rubbing
alcohol
to
scrub
any
residue
from
your
upper
lip
after
the
fact
.
spirit
gum
is
suggested
to
prolong
the
implement's
life
.
a
silver
microphone
amplified
by
a
hidden
band
on
the
am
dial.
scarred
and
cracked
.
the
telescoping
antenna
is
broken
,
but
the
light
signifying
life
still
blinks
red
with
the
press
of
a
small
black
button
.
two
action
figures.
one
a
robot
with
a
turbine
for
a
chest
and
a
grill
for
a
mouth
.
the
other
a
muscular
man
with
white
hair
and
a
bionic
arm
.
his
right
eye
an
empty
socket.
the
left
festooned
with
three
counterfeit lashes
on
each
lid.
his
still
-human
hand
set
to
strike
down
anything
in
its
path
.
the
day
i
dug
these
things
out
of
the
garage,
i
flooded
a
red
rubber
sac
with
post
-dinner
breath
and
batted
it
around
for
a
while
.
i
don't
know
where
it
disappeared
to
.
it
must
have
shriveled
up
to
nothing
and
dusted
away
,
like
half
of
what
used
to
live
inside
of
me
.
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