A Frightful Release

Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) · 1914

4 lines · from Tender Buttons

A bag which was left and not only taken but turned away was not found.The place was shown to be very like the last time. A piece was notexchanged, not a bit of it, a piece was left over. The rest wasmismanaged.

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A Frightful Release is in the public domain. This text is taken from Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms, Project Gutenberg ebook #15396; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.

Cite as: Gertrude Stein, A Frightful Release, in Tender Buttons (1914), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #15396, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/stein-tender-buttons/objects-a-frightful-release.html, id L28649.

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