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The
Pr

ted
Word

By Callum Pengelly

1M

Somewhere in the stacks
all answers surely lie.

Within these book-lined walls
the printed words appear infallible.

Bound in illustrated manuals
once stamped by printing blocks
gold foiled.

Dust jacket PhD’s promise wholeness
for the price of $19.99
softcover.

The storefront clerk offers insight,
assaying each by way of conversation.

For a lust for truth will go un-sated
on pyrite printed letters.