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At the Bait Stand

Part barn, part boxcar, part of a chicken shed,

part leaking water, something partly dead,

part pop machine, part gas pump, part a chair

leaned back against the wall, and sleeping there,

part-owner Herman Runner, mostly fat,

hip-waders, undershirt, tattoos, and hat.