What heads would I mount
If I were a head-mounter?
Would I mount them in the kitchen
So they could watch me cook?
I know I would not mount them in the bathroom.
Would I mount human heads or the heads of animals?
The head of a snake would not be big enough.
What about the head of a dragon?
But how could I cut off the head of a dragon?
They have given me nothing but pleasure.
If it died a natural death, maybe
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