Meanwhile on the / border with / Mexico

Cowboy songs ring out as
cassowaries run riot in the
streets of Laredo. An agg-
ressive bird, regarded as
one of the world's most
dangerous, with a power-
ful kick & a lethal inner
claw that can slice open
anything it comes in con-
tact with. At the same time,
some are regarded as experts
in the field of illustrated man-
uscripts, especially those com-
posed by secular scribes. So
why are they currently active
in Texas, far far away from their
tradional haunts of New Guinea
& northern Australia? Appears
they are mistakenly believed to
be excellent security; & since
the gold card has been intro-
duced in the United States,
the wealthy are willing to
give them human names &
pay the two million dollars
required to permit them
citizenship. Given such costs,
the cassowary has started be-
lieving its shit doesn't stink,
has discovered Texas Bourbon
Whiskey, has the means to
afford it, but has countered
any possibility of disorderly
behavior by having hand-
tooled Laredo Western Boots
made for them, to keep that
killer claw from causing mayhem.