‘…they’re following me…’ said the legless man, the alms man, his cap lost in the drapery of his lap, paying him no notice. ‘…mercenaries, soldiers of misfortune…’ he said, his fingers digging into his empty pant’s leg. ‘…an alphorn skullcap, I must get myself one of those…’ said the legless man. ‘…are you out of your mind…?’ said the alms man. ‘…no, not to my knowledge…’ said the legless man, his face reddening. ‘…the glacier peaked snowman’s cap, now there’s a fine specimen of a hat...’ said the alms man, his face widening. The legless man frowned, the corners of his mouth disappearing into the cusp of his chin. The littlest dogmen found a alphorn skullcap bereaved in a nosegay of flowers, Mountain Houseleek, Mountain cornflower, Alpine rock-jasmine, Bavarian gentian, Colt's-foot, Pyramidal Bugle, Marsh marigold, Glacier mouse-ear chickweed, Pyrenean buttercup, Mountain buttercup and Trollius Europaeus, a scout’s whistle eyeleted through the underside of the brim.
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- Stephen Rowntree
- "Poetry is the short-circuiting of meaning between words, the impetuous regeneration of primordial myth". Bruno Schulz
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