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Story 328
Poaching at Dusk
As night was setting in, Officer Rusk caught Zeke dead to rights with an
elephant's tusk and the animal's husk.
The warden also had him confess to hunting oxen and deer for their fragrant
musk. Zeke was fined and warned never, never again to hunt for musk, tusk, or
husk, nor any other game at or after dusk.
Story 329
Busting Out
The smashing bust The decision, just
The woman's bust The nearness, just
The statue's bust The moment, just
The military bust The necessary must
The bankrupt bust The moldy must
The police bust The metal rust
The beer bust The mental rust
The pie crust The jet thrust
The nervy crust The sinful lust
The gold dust The wanderlust
The road dust The money trust &
The wind gust The children's trust
The laughter gust
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