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Aeolis Palus
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Aeolis Palus
the rover sings “Happy Birthday”
to itself
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mammoth pincers
on the radioactive grub
the rifle’s heaviness
her satin nightgown
the earth shudders
unlike any earthquake
garage sale:
an Eastern Buck Moth settles
on a brain in a jar
terraforming at night
the gentle tug
of the blinking satellite