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628:The Bird with the Coppery, Keen Claws
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20:"Anecdote of the Prince of Peacocks"
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446:On the Manner of Addressing Clouds
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684:Hymn from a Watermelon Pavilion
453:Of Heaven Considered as a Tomb
418:Anecdote of Men by the Thousand
341:Hibiscus on the Sleeping Shores
537:Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock
432:Floral Decorations for Bananas
313:Nuances of a Theme by Williams
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551:The Virgin Carrying a Lantern
362:Homunculus et la Belle Etoile
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376:From the Misery of Don Joost
369:The Comedian as the Letter C
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677:To the One of Fictive Music
649:Colloquy with a Polish Aunt
481:The Place of the Solitaires
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188:Words Chosen Out Of Desire
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383:O Florida, Venereal Soil
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36:Fair use
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