she sells turtle shells down by the sea shore

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hurry up
it's all going
down
everything is popping by the beach

all the town crowded round a booth
never had there been a bigger audience
disappointing was the complete opposite of this performance

she presents the carcass of a turtle
eaten and desperately hanging from threads
eagerly she showed them all, and they ate it up
kicking away, some fled, but others stayed, they stayed

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