Yowser... the man is hot.  What the hell timeis it over there?  Half past
Laphroige?
Excellent...
Leland

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From: "david west" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 7:48 AM
Subject: the alchemist's revenge


> Big thick drapes of lead.
> Laying heavily on the roof, and in the drains, and in
> the blood.
>
> Warm autumn tones of copper.
> Winter's green tinge of patina chasing away the moss.
>
> Cool matt grey aluminium.
> Blisters in the memories of childhood summers by the
> sea.
>
> Curlicues of beaten steel.
> Expanding ever outwards in red-brown flakes of
> surrender.
>
> Endless grey films of zinc
> Taming the corrosive beast with a thin protective
> layer.
>
> Dull gleam of brass and bronze.
> Solid lumps persist as weighty reminders of their
> fickle past.
>
> Bright flashes from stainless steel.
> Working hard, for there is no easy path to tread.
>
> Myriad of colours in titanium.
> Is this the alchemist's revenge?
>
> david
>
>
>
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