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The Twopenny Hangover
unaware of our
rope bed - disguised by comfort -
until the knot slips
rope bed - disguised by comfort -
until the knot slips
Published 2nd Apr 2020
Author's Note
Thinking of Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London and our currently invisible economic collapse due to disease.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_penny_coffin " there was the "two penny hangover". It was like a penny sit-up except that a rope was placed in front of the bench. The client was allowed to sleep when he leaned on (or hung over) the rope during the night."
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_penny_coffin " there was the "two penny hangover". It was like a penny sit-up except that a rope was placed in front of the bench. The client was allowed to sleep when he leaned on (or hung over) the rope during the night."
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