ILLNESS OF HORSES: A WOMAN MEDITATES

1.      String Halt: A curious affliction. The walk is peculiarly

Exaggerated. A woman wearing glass heels searching for

Her prince. Authorities agree this is a nervous condition.

2.      Lampas: Your mouth swells with bad blood. Cry out in

Agony. Rub with salt, burn with hot irons. None of these

Methods will help.

3.      Founder: An enchantment of green apples. Monopolies of

Grain. Disease of the insatiable. Lie down, remove

Your shoes. The bones are coming apart.

4.      Heaves : Hard cough, labored breathing.

An unsoundness of respiration. Failure of love.

5.      Forging: You overrun yourself. An injury of ambition.

The wounds raw and new. Proceed with caution. Proceed

With caution.

6.      Cribbing: Bite obstacles grunting, sucking wind. A

Common vice. Boredom of marriage.

7.      Moon Blindness: Your eyes turns green and opaque. Tears

Fail you. Remain stalled in darkness until the solitary

Pasture silvers in moonlight.

8.      Staggers: A defect of the heart or brain. Confusion

Worsens in heat. You remain dazed for hours, or forever.

9.      Joint Evil: Infection of the navel. The world centers

Turns in against you. There is no cure. A marked

Inclination to lie down and die.

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