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more or less the parrot

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There are no strings -
feel free to check it out,
ignore the mechanism
that moves my jaw about.

Watch me mouth words,
listen close and hear, find
this dummy has a voice,
though it is not his own.



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— crypticbard, Mar 21, 2010

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Region, Country: West Moreton, AUS

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weirdelf

weirdelf

16 years 2 months ago

mmm, so true

Cheers, Jess, “The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue.” Emma Goldman