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I am a hydra
an animal belonging
like miniature light bulbs 
eggs fall to the bottom of the lake
hermaphrodite
a letter to the editor arguing


that fury has learned the truth
simply to be caused by his having nowhere
else to go
water was an entrance
shot all the other scientists
ancient nameless
for any but the hero
an endless source of beauty: the ultra-hydrating