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he flicked the spiders away
that encroached upon his quiet place.
he consistently kept them at bay
except for one brave insect which he allowed
to crawl along his knit brow
into his ears and across his thighs.
the spider found passage into his cranium
through a nostril, though he protested in vain.
then the crawler whispered in hushed tone,
'i will multiply, terrify, and birth in your bones.'
the man collapsed in agony and cursed his naivety.
'alas, i am undone!'
and he spun his hat and twittled his thumbs
and cringed as the intruder scuttled
over his veins -oh it caused him much pain.