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Rated: ASR · Poetry · Holiday · #900905
A haunting little soiree'
Masquerade

Near the murky swamp
in a musty old mansion,
an eerie moaning
greets the guests.

Inside, in dark niches,
gargoyles protrude.
Morbid music plays.
Merlot flows like a
ruptured vein.

Guests haunt
the large ballroom.
Sparkling crystals
suspended in mid-air.

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