,A ,ROCKET ( ,IRON 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,VOLTAIR9E ,DE ,CLEYRE 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS ONE ( ?OSE MI/Y ,OCTOB] NI<TFALLS ( ! NOR?1 :5 ! :ITE FOG CREEPS UP FROM ! RIV]1 & W9DS ITSELF LIKE A CORPSE-%EET >\ND ! BLACK1 ANT-LIKE MASS ( HUMAN 9SIGNIFICANCE1 A COLD M5ACE FROM ,NATURE TO ,MAN1 TILL ! =EBOD+ ( ?AT IRRESI/IBLE FATALITY :I* WILL ONE DAY LAY US ALL B5EA? ! ICE-DEA? SITS UPON Y\R BREA/1 & /IFLES Y\1 TILL Y\ />T UP DESP]ATELY CRY+1 0,LET ME \T1 LET ME \T60 

,= AN H\R ,I HAD BE5 />+ ?R\< ! W9D[ AT ?AT *ILL /EAM1 ?ICK5+ & BLURR+ \T ! L9ES ?AT ZIG-ZAGG$ ?R\< IT 9DEF9ITELY1 PALE DRUNK5 IMAGES ( FACTS1 /AGG]+ AGA9/ ! 9VULN]ABLE VAPOR ?AT WALL$ ME 9--A SUBLIMAT$ GRAVE M>BLE4 ,W]E !Y ALL <O/S1 ?OSE FIGURES W&]+ ACROSS ! :ITE NI<T1 H>DLY DI/+UI%ABLE FROM ! PO/S & PICKETS ?AT WOVE 9 & \T1 LIKE HALF-DISMEMB]$ BODIES WRI?+ 9 PA98 ,MY [N F+]S W]E CURI\SLY NUMB & 9]T2 HAD ,I1 TOO1 BECOME A %AD[8 

,IT GREW UNBE>ABLE AT LA/1 ! PRESSURE ( ! =EBOD+ AT MY HE>T1 ! S5SE ( ?AT ON-CREEP+ ( ,UNIV]SAL ,DEA?4 ,I RAN \T ( DOORS1 IMPELL$ BY ! VAGUE IMPULSE TO ASS]T MY [N BE+1 TO SEEK RELIEF 9 /RUGGLE1 EV5 ?\< =$OOM$ FUTILE--TO SEEK W>M?1 FELL[%IP1 SOME:]E1 ?\< BUT ) ?OSE 9EFFECTIVE PALLORS 9 ! MI/1 ?AT DISSOLV$ EV5 :ILE ,I LOOK$ AT !M4 ,ONCE 9 ! /REET1 ,I RAN ON 9DIFF]5TLY1 GLAD TO BE JO/L$1 GLAD ( ! SN>L+ ( DOGS & ! CURSES ( LABOR]S CALL+ TO ONE ANO!R4 ,! P5UMBRA ( ! MI/1 ?AT M5AC+ DIM =E%AD[1 HAD NOT *ILL$ !SE1 !N6 ,ON1 ON1 ?R\< ! ALLEYS :]E HUMAN FLE% WAS CLOSE1 & :5 ONE LI/5$ ONE C\LD HE> BREA?+S & MANY FEET1 DRIFT+ AT LA/ 9TO ! CURR5T ?AT SWEPT ?R\< ! MA9 *ANNEL ( ! CITY1 & PRES5TLY1 :IRL$ R\ND 9 AN $DY1 ,I F\ND MYSELF />+ ?R\< ! OP5 DOOR ( ! GREAT ,IRON ,WORKS4 ,P]HAPS IT WAS ! S5SATION ( W>M? ?AT HELD ME !RE FIR/1 SOME FEEL+ ( EXHIL>ATION & WAK5+ DEFIANCE 9 ! FLA% & SWIRL ( ! YELL[ FLAMES--?IS1 MIX$ ) AN 9DI/9CT DESIRE TO CLUT* AT SOME?+1 ANY?+1 ?AT SEEM$ /ATION>Y 9 ! MID/ ( ALL ?IS ?AT SLIPP$ & WAV]$ & FELL AWAY4444 ,NO1 ,I REMEMB] N[3 !RE WAS SOME?+ BE=E ?AT2 !RE WAS A S\ND--A S\ND ?AT HAD /OPP$ MY FEET 9 !IR GO+1 & SMOTE ME ) A LONG %UDD]--A S\ND ( HAMM]S1 BEAT+1 BEAT+1 BEAT+ A T]RIFIC HAIL1 MOM5T>ILY FA/] & L\D]1 & 9 BETWE5 A PANT+ AS ( SOME GREAT MON/] CAT*+ BREA? B5EA? ! DRIV+ ( ?AT IRON RA94 ,FA/]1 FA/]--CLANG6 ,A LONG REV]B]ANT %RIEK6 ,! GIANT HAD ROLL$ & %IV]$ 9 HIS PA94 ,9VOLUNT>ILY ,I WAS DRAWN D[N 9TO ! ,VALLEY ( ! ,S\ND1 WORDS MUTT]+ !MSELVES ?R\< MY LIPS AS ,I PASS$3 0,=G+1 =G+--:AT >E !Y =G+ !RE8 ,FRANK5/E9 MAKES HIS ,MON/]4 ,H[ ! IRON SCREAMS60 ,BUT ,I HE>D IT NO MORE N[2 ,I ONLY SAW6--SAW ! CURL+ YELL[ FLAMES1 & ! R$1 R$ IRON ?AT PANT$1 & ! ,MA/]S ( ! ,HAMM]S4 ,H[ !Y MOV$ !RE1 LIKE DEMONS 9 ! ABYSS1 !IR BODIES SW++1 !IR EYES T5SE & A-GLITT]1 !IR FACES COV]$ ) ! GLOOM ( ! TORTURE-*AMB]6 

,ONLY ONE FACE ,I SAW1 Y\NG & FAIR--Y\NG & V]Y FAIR--:]EON ! GLOOM SEEM$ NOT TO SETTLE4 ,! SK9 ( IT WAS :ITE & %9+ !RE 9 ! MID/ ( ?AT BLACK HAZE2 OV] ! WIDE =EHEAD FELL TUMBL+ WAVES ( ?ICK BR[N HAIR1 & TWO GREAT D>K EYES LOOK$ /EADILY 9TO ! R$ IRON1 AS IF !Y SAW !RE9 SOME?+ ,I DID NOT SEE2 ONLY N[ & !N !Y W]E LIFT$1 & LOOK$ AWAY UPW>D1 AS IF BEYOND ! SMOKE-PALL !Y BEHELD A VISION4 ,ONCE HE TURN$ SO ?AT ! ROSE-LI<T CA/ =? HIS PR(ILE AS A SILH\ETTE2 & ,I %IV]$1 IT WAS SO F9E & H>D6 ,H>D ) ! H>DNESS ( BEAT5 IRON1 & F9E ) ! F95ESS ( A KE5 *ISEL4 ,HAD ! HAMM]S BE5 BEAT+ ON ?AT FAIR Y\NG FACE8 

,A COMRADE CALL$1 A SUDD5 T]RIFI$ CRY4 ,!RE WAS A WILD RU%1 A MAD /AMP$E ( FEET1 A HORRIBLE SCREE* ( HISS+ METAL1 & A ROCKET ( IRON %OT UPW>D T[>D ! BLACK RO(1 BUR/+ & FALL+ 9 A BURN+ %[]4 ,?REE FIGURES LAY WRI?+ ALONG ! FLOOR1 AMONG ! LEAP+1 DEMONIAC SP>KS4 

,! FIR/ TO LIFT !M WAS ! ,MAN ) ! :ITE FACE4 ,HE HAD /OOD /ILL 9 ! /ORM1 & RAN =W>D :5 ! O!RS %RANK BACK4 ,N[ HE PASS$ BY ME1 BE>+ HIS DY+ BURD51 & ,I SAW NO QUIV] UPON BR[ OR *92 ONLY1 :5 HE LAID IT 9 ! AMBULANCE1 ,I FANCI$ ,I SAW UPON ! DELICATE CURV$ LIPS A L9E ( PURPOSE DEEP51 & ! REFLECTION ( ! IRON-FIRE GL[ 9 ! /RANGE EYES1 AS IF = AN 9/ANT ! DOOR ( A HIDD5 FURNACE HAD BE5 OP5$ & SMOLD]+ COALS HAD BREA!D ! AIR4 ,& EV5 !N HE LOOK$ UP6 

,IT WAS ALL OV] 9 HALF AN H\R4 ,!RE W\LD BE WEEP+ 9 ?REE LITTLE HOMES2 & ONE WAS DEAD1 & ONE W\LD DIE1 & ONE W\LD CRAWL1 A SE>$ HUMAN /UMP1 TO ! 5D ( HIS WE>Y DAYS4 ,! CR[D ?AT HAD GA!R$ WAS GONE2 !Y W\LD NOT KN[ ! ,/UMP :5 IT BEGG$ FROM !M ) ITS MAIM$ H&S1 SIX MON?S AFT]1 ON SOME /REET CORN]4 0,FAKIR0 !Y W\LD SAY1 & LAU<4 ,!RE W\LD BE AN 5TRY ON ! COMPANY'S BOOKS1 & A BRIEF L9E 9 ! NEWSPAP]S NEXT DAY4 ,BUT ! WELD+ ( ! IRON W\LD GO ON1 & ! MAN :O GAVE HIS EASY MONEY = IT W\LD FANCY HE HAD PAID = IT1 NOT SEE+ ! /IFF FIGURES 9 !IR GRAVES1 NOR ! CRIPPL$ BEGG>1 NOR ! BROK5 HOMES4 

,! ROCKET ( IRON IS ALREADY COLD2 DULL1 9]T1 FIRELESS1 ! BLACK FRAGM5TS LIE UPON ! FLOOR :]EON !Y LATELY RA9$ !IR R$ REV5GE4 ,DO ) !M :AT Y\ WILL1 Y\ CANNOT UNDO !IR WORK4 ,! M5 >E CLE>+ WAY4 ,ONLY HE ) ! :ITE FACE DOES NOT GO BACK TO HIS PLACE4 ,/ILL SET & SIL5T HE TAKES HIS COAT1 0PRESSES HIS S(T HAT D[N UPON HIS ?ICK1 DAMP LOCKS10 & GOES \T 9TO ! FOG & NI<T4 ,SO CLOSE HE PASS$ ME1 ,I MI<T HAVE T\*$ HIM2 BUT HE NEV] SAW ME4 ,P]HAPS HE WAS /ILL C>RY+ ! BURD5 ( ! DY+ MAN UPON HIS HE>T2 P]HAPS SOME MI<TI] BURD54 ,= ONE 9/ANT ! %APELY1 BOYI% FIGURE WAS 9 FULL LI<T1 !N IT VANI%$ AWAY 9 ! 5GULF+ MI/--! MI/ :I* ! VISION ( HIM HAD MADE ME =GET4 ,= ,I KNEW ,I HAD SE5 A ,MAN ( ,IRON1 9TO :OSE S\L ! IRON HAD DRIV51 :OSE N]VES W]E TEMP]$ AS COLD /EEL1 BUT BEH9D :OSE /ILL1 IMPASSIVE FEATURES SLUMB]$ A :ITE-HOT HE>T4 ,& O!RS %\LD SEE A ROCKET & A RU91 & FEEL ! ,V5GEANCE ( ,BEAT5 ,IRON1 BE=E ! MI/ COMES & SWALL[S ALL4 

,I HAD =GOTT56 ,UPON ?AT FACE1 ?AT Y\NG1 FAIR FACE1 SO SMOO? & F9E ?AT EV5 ! BLACK SMOKE W\LD NOT RE/ UPON IT1 !RE BLOOM$ ! ROSES ( ,E>LY ,DEA?4 ,HOT-H\SE FL[]S6 

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