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Whiskey and News

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Eric Allen Yankee
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I poured myself a glass of whiskey
and set about the task
of reading the day’s news.
But soon I had to stop
because it made me
want to drink my whole bottle
and I need this one to last
for the next month at least.
— Eric Allen Yankee
 

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