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	<title>The Beat &#187; Francis Raven</title>
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		<title>Pet Epistemology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis Raven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No little dog says who I am.
Some tortilla chips, corn, eggplants,
chili sauce, tomatoes, green pepper,
and other liquids
define me.
A little dog might know me without my knowledge.
But if I know a little dog I’ll probably know it.
Unless: self deception.
Some work with equations.
Several variables.
A little dog juggles,
shits on magazines.
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		<title>A Small Dispatch from the Zoo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis Raven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peering over, spotting,
Trying to show someone else
Something else.
Moving through a list of known objects
Until the bird is cornered
In the grid of their mind.
“They always look like they’re praying.”
Wagging tail of a zebra
As it faces a red door.
“The other one got hungry,
see if they’re going to fight.”
Caiman teeth jut from a mouth
Already imprinted with aggression.
An eye [...]]]></description>
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