Thanks everyone for your interest and attention to this--especially, Glenn, Max, Yves, Julie, Jan!
Your observations, comments, and critiques gave me some food for thought. First, it is a nonce form. And while there's physical and concrete weaponry, it's not limited to that as there's also the psychological and figurative kind. (So, the challenge is to make that easier to pick up!) Thus, Cain isn't misplaced. Yes, the Cain/cane incidence was a happy accident that I chose to embrace!
With that, I hope the revision now posted is an improvement! And I look forward to your thoughts on it.
Cheers,
...Alex
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