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PALLADIUMS by CARL SANDBURG

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First Line: IN THE NEWSPAPER OFFICE - WHO ARE THE SPOOKS?
Last Line: SPEAK EASY -- THE SACRED COWS MUST BE FED.
Subject(s): NEWSPAPERS; JOURNALISM; JOURNALISTS;
IN the newspaper office -- who are the spooks?
Who wears the mythic coat invisible?

Who pussyfoots from desk to desk
with a speaking forefinger?
Who gumshoes amid the copy paper
with a whispering thumb?

Speak softly -- the sacred cows may hear.
Speak easy -- the sacred cows must be fed.




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