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These drawings are rubberstamped with an uppercase first letter followed by lowercase letters to complete the word. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Two of these four colored rubberstampings superimpose the word "BRIGHT" in two different colored inks whereas in the other drawings, the words are smudged. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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These drawings are rubberstamped with all uppercase letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The word "DATURA" is rubberstamped in different layouts over several pages followed by an "APPENDIX" repeating the word "DATURA" in different colors with overprinting and smudging on a wider page that has been folded in at one end and rubberstamped with a colored flower. Wikipedia states the following: Datura are herbaceous, leafy annuals and short-lived perennials which can reach up to 2 meters in height. The leaves are alternate, 10--20 cm long and 5--18 cm broad, with a lobed or toothed margin. The flowers are erect or spreading (not pendulous like those of the closely allied Brugmansia), trumpet-shaped, 5--20 cm long and 4--12 cm broad at the mouth; colors vary from white to yellow, pink, and pale purple. The fruit is a spiny capsule 4--10 cm long and 2--6 cm broad, splitting open when ripe to release the numerous seeds. The seeds disperse freely over pastures, fields and even wasteland locations. Datura belongs to the classic "witches' weeds," along with deadly nightshade,...

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Each page prints DEAD BIRDS except for the front piece that depicts an image of a dead bird. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This poem was reproduced in Dust No.16. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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One of the drawings depicts smudged words -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The pages of this long poem can be arranged by the reader. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Each page has the rubberstamped word, FLUX, printed in black ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Each page has the rubberstamped word, FLUX, in a different color. The printing is on one side of the page but bleeds through such that Depew counts the page as two pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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A single word "FOLLY" is rubberstamped on the first page. With each subsequent page an additional rubberstamped, FOLLY, is added. This creates complex arrangements and overstamping that vary from copy to copy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.