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Stay Alert to Threat

This, from the 6 AM flight, the air­port in Chicago, and the friendly, mid­west­ern home­land secu­rity voice, likely a for­mer Bears announcer. The threat level is at orange today; And I have back pains; And you are a sin­ner; And we are going to die soon; Do not leave your bags. unre­quited love, dimin­ish­ing prospects,