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You spend your Centrelink payment on a dinner package to

the opera. Madama Butterfly. You rent a suit, tie, waistcoat,

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Anders Villani

Anders Villani is the author of two poetry collections: Aril Wire (Five Islands Press, 2018) and Totality (Recent Work Press, 2022). 

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