Evelyn A Modified Dog

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Evelyn, a modified dog
Viewed the quivering fringe of a special doily
Draped across the piano, with some surprise

In the darkened room
Where the chairs dismayed
And the horrible curtains
Muffled the rain
She could hardly believe her eyes

A curious breeze
A garlic breath
Which sounded like a snore
Somewhere near the Steinway (or even from within)
Had caused the doily fringe to waft & tremble in the gloom

Evelyn, a dog, having undergone
Further modification
Pondered the significance of short-person behavior
In pedal-depressed panchromatic resonance
And other highly ambient domains . . .

Arf she said

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""Evelyn, A Modified Dog" is a reference to an echidna. The L.A. Zoo has a program where you help to pay for the support of the animals by adopting them. So we adopted the echidna. And that means that we gave them one indecipherable word so that all the food for the echidna for his life will be paid for by us. And then you get a little plaque on the animals' cage. So that's Evelyn." - Frank Zappa, in an interview with Co de Kloet on The Supplement Tape.

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