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by Daniel Charles Thomas

15 September 2001.

[--Hidden House Absolute i.e. UNCUT VERSIONS--]

15 September 2001
Dax Plaza Rio
Doce Pesos = $1.26
"Gracias" -- "a usted"
y entonces I sit in open
front mall McDonalds

writing waiting
esperando y escribiendo

Jonesy was the commandants driver of the office of personnel. Most people don't know it but President Franklin Roosevelt used to visit San Diego -- in fact it's said he preferred it (by those who do know -- mostly Diegans) that he

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preferred San Diego to LA any day. When he traveled to Dago, almost always Jonesy was assigned to drive him around. The last time he came was in 1944, shortly before the electi the Fall of 1944, shortly before the elections in 1944, shortly before the Fall elections. After FDR left town that trip, my mother asked Jonesy if he was planning to vote for the man. I don't know, he answered, maybe not. Why, mom asked. You dont know this, (s)he s Jonesy said, and I didn't tell you, but he the man is sick. Looks to die any day.

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invito a todo Uds dar
una muestra de solidaridad
y amistad

un minuto de silencio
en memoria de los caidos

"taps"

28 Batallion de Infantaria

invito a todos ustedes dar una muestra de solidaridad y amistad... observar un minuto de silencio en memoria de los caidas

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en el oriente se encienda esta guerra

Borges --

I. (Ajedrez)

ODAS A OWEN -- (Gilberto Owen, poeta sinaloense)

28 Sept -- Pedro @ D.F. su premio

ELIAS NANDINO

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este es la ciudad que no duerme
por noche


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