The poppy was a rebuke for a clusterfuck so enormous, the powers that be couldn't bring the bodies home.
And sacrifice is the right word, if you keep a clear idea of who sacrificed who.

I innocently assumed "river" and "key" were related to the yachts

Do I want to know why the ball is a watermelon? No. No, I don't think I want to know why the ball is a watermelon.

Those boys show some promise

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