#1955

spook secretary

the story, the spilt coffee

the gunman's moment

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From words on page 191 of Slow Horses by Mick Herron (John Murray Press, 2002).

#1894

the bell sounded thin,

or morning hour exhausted,

like a mashed tin can

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From words on page 182 of All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy (Picador/Pan Books, 1993).

#1768

sleep failed silence breath

“i don’t want you to see this”

a glimpse empty trapped

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From words on page 263 of The Cracked Mirror by Chris Brookmyre (Abacus Books, 2025).

#1767

a glass brain useless

eyes down a glimpse devils here

the oubliette voice

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From words on page 263 of The Cracked Mirror by Chris Brookmyre (Abacus Books, 2025).

#1765

the New Town badger

in a Mazda (passenger)

sleep eyes in half-light

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From words on page 263 of The Cracked Mirror by Chris Brookmyre (Abacus Books, 2025).