Middens

Middens of anonymous trash.

Skeins

They crossed a river by a concrete bridge where skeins of ash and slurry moved slowly in the current.

Mastic

The hot black mastic sucking at their shoes and stretching in thin bands as they stepped.

Macadam

Late in the day they came to a place where the fire had crossed the road and the macadam was still warm and further on it began to soften underfoot.

Deleterious

But, I think that we should acknowledge that there are deleterious affects to the over-sexualization of our culture.

Ephemeral

With star quarterback and dogfighting impresario Michael Vick serving as a recent example, we also accept that power in sports is ephemeral.

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