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The Censors

They say they’re taking them

as a joke, my letters. //                    \-J, -K\

Clever eighth graders—I must

have words with their IT

teacher. How much can a

teachbot teach if a teachbot

can’t say teach? Oh, ha ha.

///// Oi, grin grin. Uglify my               \-T, -E, -A, -C, -H\

lingo? Boo—no fold. I guru

on. ///// Privy pupils. Surly,                \-B, -N, -O, -D, -G\

I imply wispy quips. I ply

films. I fix ills. I plurify, quiz,

lisp sums, lips limp. //////                     \-F, -L, -W, -X, -Y, -Z\

VIP imps. ////// U R R8 //                     \-I, -M, -P, -Q, -S, -V, -U, -R\

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8Ɛ 819 ////                                             \-3, -4, -6, -8\

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01101111 01101110 //                       \-0, -1\

Elis Montgomery is a speculative fiction writer from Vancouver, Canada. She is a member of SFWA and Codex. When she’s not writing, she’s usually hanging upside down in an aerial arts class or a murky cave. Find her there or at elismontgomery.com.

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