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i think i did alchemy

Me:

A strange occurring took place in the Cullen laboratory last night.

I had class there during the day,
had forgotten my notes on the table

no matter, no matter

it was just a five minute walk.
but a smell of cyanide lingered in the air,

or maybe it was ricin

huh?

Oh, I was just walking to the lab
when I tripped into the blood fountain
though I don't think I ever made it ther-

the coffee plant starts rumbling
it whispers of a friend hard at brewing,

his machine gives way,
bleeding green beans,
coff e
e be
an s

leaking liquid that's green
spills, my clothes

"BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY GREEN ONES"
when did I put them on?

𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰?

"𝘈𝘻𝘳𝘢, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨"

Deborah mixing ricin,
Deborah commit arson

"dude, get out of the shower!"

SCRUB
SCRUB
the green won't leave
the green's in my lungs and in my teeth

green fumes from the faucet hole
seeping into my bones, my veins turn lea-

somebody did alchemy,
somebody did alchemy

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