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The Moneyless Manifesto: Waktu bukanlah uang (Mark Boyle, 2012)

Manusia … mengorbankan kesehatannya demi uang. Kemudian ia mengorbankan uang demi memulihkan kesehatannya. Kemudian ia gelisah akan masa de...

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Snot Sucker (Dayeuh, 2013)

A mosquito mistook my nostril as earhole. It stuck on my nostril as if it attempted to go in. I sneezed so loud that the snot inside streaking out. Some viscous green liquid tangled its body on the mattress. I shuddered in disguise but I didn’t feel like cleaning it up right away. So I just moved to the other side of the mattress. The next day, the mosquito was gone.

One night I had to complete some task. Once again a mosquito mistook my nostril as earhole. Was it blind? I tapped it up to crumble. Starving mosquite used to be black spot on skin, whereas full mosquite left red stain--blood. This one left a murky green blob ....

Dried snot?[]



This piece is translated from "Nyamuk Pengisap Ingus" by d.a.y.e.u.h., first appeared in Kemudian.com site on September 24, 2013. Thanks for +61 45X 27X 26X for suggesting me this kind of exercise. 

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