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The odds were in the past

that he could die of scurvy..

from not enough C

on the high seas..

the body bloating, the tongue swelling

or of maggoty meat

.. or of the storm's waves..

He could be hanged on the whim

of the admiral

or set afire by enemy ships

or drowned by pirate boat rams

or die of thirst

as the ship was lost..

He could go crazy from

the boredom and confinement



but some have saltwater

instead of blood in their

veins..

and are not at home

unless on the main



..

WRAPPER



This current

government

promotes

dead soldiers'

bodies

coming home

wrapped in flags

.. dead animals'

bodies

wrapped in buns