Water! Of all liquids on Earth, the only one chosen…

Water! Of all liquids on Earth, the only one chosen for scrubbin’ and flushin’. The liquid they rinse baby’s nappies in, the fluid that floods the gutters o’ this cloud-squeezer town; a single drop o’ water discolors a glass of Irish, and you, false friend, are wantin’ me to pour this abrasive substance into me defenseless body!

Sourced, Jitterbug Perfume
(1984)

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