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2. Cranberry Firehall

Stinks to be in the engine
of always conspirin' & pokin'
where it ain't exactly required--

rattlin' around like a tooth
in a paint can achin' for inspection,
but like the firehall's multi-function

a ramp into space
is no longer an option,
no fire escape in the sky--

they're mixin' the gravity with somethin'
or somethin'--but its still a good thing
the lids this big, you turn it right down

step out onto the 'scape
for a couple of cupped Cameos & voila!
when you return everything

is exactly the same
except its ready now,
wreathed in glistening steam!