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Ad Libitum1 May 2018CirrhosisMara Feingold-LinkMara Feingold-LinkFrom Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M17-2197 Audio Reading - “Cirrhosis” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Cirrhosis," by M. Feingold-Link. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Picking carefully over sticky strandsstretched between twobowing milk thistles, shecarries her plump abdomenwith devastating poise.Medusa to all hapless insects,she creeps with eight serpentine legs,each step cascading rippling wavesalong her silk maze asshe nears a copper woodlouseshifting dully in his fatal tangle.His last temporal acts are wastedin feeble struggle as iron fangs flashand toxic cocktail turns his tired formto paralyzed stone.As saffron sun winks above the horizon,her web is pulled taut between themilk thistle, now standing at attention.The studded strands are splayed like fingersof an outstretched hand, its palmglowing red in the morning sun,and she begins to drink. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Boston, Massachusetts.Current Author Address: Mara Feingold-Link; e-mail, [email protected]edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Cirrhosis” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Cirrhosis," by M. Feingold-Link. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 2018Volume 168, Issue 9Page: 630KeywordsCirrhosisMilk ePublished: 1 May 2018 Issue Published: 1 May 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...
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