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  stalls  on  mucilage  tracks   before  he  gets  to  Constantinople  while  the  one   documented  conjunction  of  Jeffers  and  Steinbeck   that  could  have  affected  the  spin   of  California  literature  ends  inconclusively   lost  in  the  annals  of  myth.   What  time  did  you  get  in  last  night   and  who  were  you  with?  The  Lamborghini   glistens  in  your  driveway   houseboat  twisting  clockwise   270  degrees  in  bay  wind  then     countercloc kwise  like  a  silly  pendulum   and  the  batter  becomes  agitated  when  a  pitch   sails  high  and  tight  almost  hitting  his  chin  yet   Little  Lulu  I  love  you  all  the  same.   Mighty  Mouse  on  the  way  if  you  take  into  account   the  contesting  choices  a  Ouija  board  voices   and  chessmen  expend.  Clowns,   hemophiliacs,  robotic  arms,  dust-­‐clad  air,   tulips  shod  with  ovations  so   you  wanted  to  see  what  would  happen  when   the  death  mask  was  fitted  while   you  wiggled  in  a  stuffy  coffin   and  gazed  at  the  heavens  from  a  camera  obscura   that  made  history  swell  like  a  soaked  sponge   then  chased  pain  down  a  cameo  path   to  blissful  Heliopolis  and  a  fond  acquaintance   comes  to  the  rescue  when  he  suggests   you  meet  at  Sather  Gate  in  Berkeley   so  as  to  go  watch  the  Golden  Bears   maul  those  menacing  Huskies.   20