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Everything was twice repeated,
Sometimes more than twice repeated,
As they worked through the agenda
(It seemed elastic, that agenda,
Becoming longer, never shorter),
Their utterances grew long, not shorter,
It was just like spreading butter.
--
"The Meeting", line 11, from The New Ewart (1982)

 

Gavin Ewart

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