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Friday, September 30

The Butcher


Black Widow Cannibal Seeks Parole
http://gawker.com/5845319/

Blood red hat and cherry stilettos
Scarlet lipstick, perfectly applied
Wielding a cleaver

His groping hands fried in scalding oil;
His head baked in the oven, finally devoid of smirk;
His skin clawed away by her nails  lacquered in crimson 
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