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Battle Stations!

by Vanishing Vapor

Rated: E · Poetry · Contest Entry · #2201933

Oriental Poetry Contest Round 57 entry

Tedium, drills, flight recoveries,
Loneliness, everyone's a stranger.
Battle Stations! Don mask, dungarees!
Now set Zebra! Eminent danger!

FOLDER

Come as you are.

#2034965 by Vanishing Vapor

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