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Contents | February 2002

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More on poetry from The Atlantic Monthly.


The Atlantic Monthly | February 2002
 
The Plot Thickens

by Jeff Mock
 
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Although Baxter
caught Daisy
encouraging Frank,
Gertrude helped
Isaac jimmy
Katy's libido;
meanwhile, Nell
offered Paul
quick relief,
sating Tina's
unblinking voyeurism
while Xavier's
yearning zoomed.



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The Atlantic Monthly; February 2002; The Plot Thickens; Volume 289, No. 2; 78.


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