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Walter Abish

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America fears the unshaven legs, the unshaven men's cheeks, the aroma of perspiration, and the limp prick. Above all it fears the limp prick.
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Walter Abish (1977). In the Future Perfect. New Directions. pp. Pg. 22. ISBN 0811206602. 

 
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