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The Fungus 

A source of nourishment,
appeasing hunger
primal as the smell of damp earth.

A charming sight,
toadstools like
houses of mice in children's movies.

A parasite,
leeching the life
out of frogs, and bats, and whales.

An abstract sculpture,
impossible to understand.

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