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definition flying the average
social arrangement

unfriendly far away
as they fall out of shape

equivalent of one trip across
manmade snow

predicting voter turnout
compared to white

analogous rule so thick

route to safety
choosing paint for a car

color match in line
at a bank

regardless of age or sex
pencil turns up gray
below the waist

outside weather is
committing crimes

engine drop to the wall
as the brightest part
falls out of view

humid over prolonged periods
sound of wooden instruments

displayed in a case
you are trying to restore

writing a program
to determine the true value
of items stolen

signals trouble
against your teeth

against job title
pounds of pressure
keeping up with newsprint

large sums of money
flames on target

most obvious solution
caught in throat

efficiency adjusted
in an attempt to be
convincing

mud covers half the sky

a film of smoke
begins to rise

ice forms as you run
your finger across the screen
where engineers hide
what must be done

heart push in two languages
body loss through your head

worry about supply
on the top floor

faint marks or strange speck
in jeopardy when
the work is done
from memory

economy of scale
offset by talk
in a dark theater

offer to pay in dollars
as one road not deserving
protection

letters weighed against trust
connecting every day
you spend outside

relief map exaggerated
by a large number

curve around wilderness
rain hard 90 percent
nail on circumstance

to make a steady living
deciding what you want
has no effect

if the conversation ends
on a bad note