The Message of the Star by Herbert Kaee
A seasonal poem urging readers to confront urban poverty and hardship at Christmas. It asks what the wise man brings to the manger and calls for charity toward women facing empty stockings and mothers in poverty as the Star of Bethlehem calls for giving.
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Tigh
Pofrant
Eld
Welden
Earth
Argosios
Cloudland
Ancint
Star of Bethlehem
Quesen
Olive
Selling a Pybosch An Amusing Adventure of an Eccentric
A narrator recalls a chaotic motor show encounter with the Pybosch car. A single enthusiastic salesman touts an odd vehicle while a practical buyer mocks the gloss, and the narrator, inexperienced in selling cars, attempts a sale. Amidst misadventure a shady figure circles for a commission.
Sunday Morning Wish for Wings and Peace
A fragmented poem voice laments weekly prickles and itching memories. The speaker longs for wings to flee earthly bounds and avoid changing burdens even in death, ending with a cryptic signature suggesting a hidden author.
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A. Siallijarn
Ailing man recalls health trials amid hospital woes
A fragmentary diary-like piece recalls illnesses from tuberculosis to appendicitis and heart issues, ending with a perplexing line about a health department job spelling test. The odd phrasing hints at a personal health struggle set against bureaucratic life.
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Qhod
Health Department
A Moment's Madness by K Guthrie
A former governess-turned-cook narrates her struggle to forge a career against snobbery and romance. She defies society, accepts a high profile dinner at Lady Granderley's, and plots a decisive turn in her life while preparing for a wedding with Bobby Dashwood of the 160th.
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James Grant
160Th
London
Bobby
Bobby Dashwood
Gel
Mabel Grant
Mab
Hobby
Kensington
Cookery School
Lady Granderlay
Miss Jones
Lady Granderley
Queen’s Gate
Barketon Mansions
Granderley
Iiase
Laozh
Dashwood
Cam Vries
Darkston Mansions
Armel Kitehetumaiel
Sevenoaks
Ingulia
Jervis
Cook
Gweidolen
Dulcibel
Haniac
Call of the Sea and Kitchen Revenge Tale
A fragment blends a seaside longing with a domestic comedy about a cook seeking revenge on Lady Granderley. The narrator endures pressures from a tormenting patron and schemes a dramatic escape after a chaotic dinner. The tale shifts from sea imagery to a kitchen caper, ending with a hasty retreat aided by Bobby.
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Herbert Kaee
Barry Pain
Kay
Fortune
St. Paul's
Bucalmes
Pybosech
By K. Guthrie
Bartley
The
Call of the Sea
Sea Ik
Anal
Lowell
Oye
Miss Jeunes
Tai
Pein
Guiices
Giese
Pat O'Harris
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