“The poem is always a record of failure.” Ben Lerner
accidō
transitive – I fall down, upon, at or near; descend.
intransitive – I happen (to), take place, occur, befall.
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or various plane crashes
in orlando but its not unusual
americans the fbi this level
people daily death in accido
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people attack busses accido buses in
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losses from gun homicides and
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annual rates in america than
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on american gun deaths fair from far
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- “Accido.” Wiktionary. n.d. Web. 13 June 2016.
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- Heyman, Stephen J. “The First Duty of Government: Protection, Liberty and the Fourteenth Amendment.” Duke Law Journal 507. 1991.
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- Quealy, Kevin, and Margot Sanger-katz. “Compare These Gun Death Rates: The U.S. Is in a Different World.” New York Times. 13 June 2016. Web. 13 June 2016.