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Van Gogh's Absinthe Drinker

Carcosa

In Carcosa I dwell
How can the suns rays touch one such as I
who has seen the pale moon rising over lake Hali
Walking down a street
On every face a pallid mask
and each one marching in a procession
and at it's head the King
Staggering into another absinthe bar
I eye the bottle set before me
gazing with anticipation and dread
I pour forth the emerald elixer
watching the color of it change before me
And I know that I have seen the Yellow Sign

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