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Drumstick and Thigh

Young Tim goes to Zaire 
to write his dissertation
in African Studies.

While there he meets and 
marries a beautiful librarian 
darker than he is, flies her 

home to meet the family.
Tim's father asks his mother  
if she knew about Margot.

Mother says she didn’t 
but she’s not surprised. 
On Thanksgiving Day  

Tim likes the dark meat,
the biggest and meatiest 
drumstick and thigh.


Donal Mahoney

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