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The Red Well-Read Reader
Story 241
Haus
After Haus welded the railing, and scraped away the dross, he shined it
to a sparkling gloss. Yet his boss was cross. He yelled, “Shoddy
workmanship will have me take a loss!” Then he came at Haus.
But Haus flew off like an al•ba•tross, swinging to safety on a live oak’s
flossy Spanish Moss.
Story 242
Embossed
On a street that she crossed
Jennel slipped on some frost
Then again on a step mossed
Her dignity was lost
What’s worse, now she bears a head embossed
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