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Comply

Survive. Comply.

By River and Celia in Underland Published about 2 hours ago 1 min read
SOS River 2016

Citizens,

while

officers

of the reich

are in town

you are to

reSSpect

the authority

given

Randal Gamboa

Came home

In a

Vegetative state

attention

you will be expected

to comply

comply with the order

you predict

will not

get you

killed

Good.

if officers are

intimidated

they have the right

to

break

legs

They said

One of ours

All of yours

if you make them

feel

small

they have the right to

force

compliance

Parady was

not given

medical attention

When you

Hear the recordings

Of forced fight club

Please put on your

Government issued

Blinders

And say

Keith Porter Junior

Was murdered by an off

Duty ice agent

Say

We are doing this

For your safety

Say

We are doing this

For the children

Say

Thirty two reported deaths

Is not that many

When it is

For citizen safety

Where are the women and children?

To be a good citizen

Comply

Comply

Comply

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River and Celia in Underland

Mad-hap shenanigans, scrawlings, art and stuff ;)

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  • Paul Stewartabout 2 hours ago

    This burns in my retinas and heart and wish it wasn't true but we all know... Important unapologetic and unfiltered writing, love this but hate that it's needed!

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