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PAVE;T GIVES \1 & F !N ON ! ROADS &
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! /REETS T CUT "? T[N B>ELY QUALIFY Z
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9 "S WAYS T'S ALL T REMA9S1 IMAG9,N
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6L1VE1 HAS GIV5 UP & G"O AWAY4 ,"O C
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L$ 6A G5]AL UNRAVEL+1 6! VACANT /ORE-
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YELL[1 9EXPLICABLY P>K$ 9 FRONT (A HOTEL
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IPSBURG4
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8/REETS0 IMPLIES TOO M*1 IS TOO ELABO-
RATE--Z ! RELICS ( HA/E & AMBI;N1 (A
BOOM 9 SILV] T LA/$ A FEW %ORT YE>S1 UN-
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4RUPT$ ! HURRI$ 5]GY1 & 9 FACT CRIMP$ !
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B ! ORIG9AL ROADS 7 PROBABLY PLATT$ 0!
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IS 9SCRIB$ 9 ! ROADS 6? "D4 ,?+S ( C\RSE
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DOES L[ LEVEL4 ,B NO/ALGIA1 ": LOSS F9DS
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,GRANITE1 S"EAL MILES BACK 9 ! WOODS1
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N[1 ! LA/ RESID5T1 HOLD+ \ Z HE "W$ A
SMALL CLAIM1 HAV+ DI$ SEV5TY YE>S AGO4
,Y C WALK ^? /REETS & / F9D ! 9FIRM>Y &!
BANK VAULT &! MUSIC HALL &1 PO9T$LY1 D[N
A GULLY1 ! OBLIGATORY R$ LI<T 4TRICT T
SEEMS ALW 6FOLL[ :]"E ! "W M5 D IS AN
9SULT 6_! BODIES4 ,PRES5TLY "S"O IS TRY+
6REBUILD ! T[N1 HOP+ 6ATTRACT T\RI/S1 &
ON MO/ ,SUN"DS 9 ! SUMM]1 A FEW DESULTO-
RY VISITORS W&] )A PHOTOCOPI$ MAP "? /&S
( /UNT$ P9E1 LOOK+1 "S:AT PUZZL$1 AT
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^? %ACKS >E S SMALL !Y SEEM 6BE MADE UP
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0! W9D[1 &! SPACE IS FILL$4 ,! SIZE ( ^!
CLAPBO>D %ANTIES DOESN'T SU7E/ *N1 & X'S
Z IF ! FUTURE1 EV5 F ! 2G9N+1 0 "S?+ Y
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0 PACK$ UP & MOV$ 9 C>TS ?REE MILES D[N
! M.TA91 SETTL+ 9 ,PHILIPSBURG4

  ,5TITL+ A POEM OR /ORY OR ESSAY IS
H>D] ?AN NAM+ A *4 ,! PRIVILEGE ( PLACE
IS ALM L A LAW ( PRIMOG5ITURE1 )! TITLE
9H]IT+ ! 5TIRE "W1 & AL;G ) T LEGACY -ES
! BURD51 ! IMPLI$ PROMISE1 ( C>RY+ !
WEI<T (! PIECE 6! 5D4 ,Y WANT 6AVOID !
DIDACTIC Z WELL Z A TOO VAGUELY ALLUSIVE
REF];E T W R1D PORT5T\SLY4 ,JOYCE "ND
?+S WELL--8,! ,D1D10 ..,A ,PORTRAIT (!
,>TI/ Z A ,"Y .,MAN1 .,ULYSSES--SU7E/+
0EXAMPLE T SIMPLIC;Y &A C]TA9 COOL AIM
AT ! C5T] (A "W IS ! WAY 6G4 ,HUGO'S TI-
TLE GOES T WAY1 & YET ,I'VE ALW LIK$ X1
9 "P1 2C %AD+S ( GRAY REF] 6W1!R1 & W1!R
IS ONLY M5;N$ ONCE1 OBLIQUELY1 9 A L9E (
! POEM ":1 EV5 !N1 ! A35T FALLS ON ANO!R
^W4 ,? SEEMS "*I/IC (A POET :O IS BO?
BLUNT & SELF-E6AC+3 ! POEM AVOIDS WALL[+
9 XS MO/ OBVI\S MOOD4 ,B :ILE WE'RE
PROMIS$ DEGREES ( GRAY1 L A *ROMATIC
/UDY 9 PA9T+1 WE DESC5D "? ! POEM1 D[N
"? ! BROK5 SELF & RU9$ HI/ORY &A    #BBB
/ANZA ( "QS ) NO SATISFY+ ANSW]S1 UNTIL
WE >RIVE AT ! F9AL L9ES1 9 :1 SU45LY1 A
SL5D] GIRL'S R$ HAIR LI<TS ! WALL4 ,6A
PO9T1 9 O!R ^WS1 ": ! COLOR R$ IS ! H]O
(! POEM4 ,HUGO IS AN H"O/ WRIT]1 & 8 TI-
TLE IS H"O/1 ,I 2LIEVE1 B ! LI<T & Y\? &
ESPECI,Y ! VIVID R$1 4COV]$ D[N AT !
BOTTOM ( "EY?+1 IS ! "O NOTE 9 ! POEM T
HAS ALW PUT ME 9 A "Q+1 OBJECT+ /ATE (
M9D4 ,I'VE ALW FELT--J VAGUELY1 L A HIT*
9 MY R1D+--T ,HUGO PULL$ ! R$ \ ( 8 HAT4
  ,AF ! ONSLAU<T ( LOSS1 BO? P]SONAL &
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AN AES!TIC P]CEP;N SETTLES ! MATT]8
,DOES R$ 7&1 09F];E1 POETRY7 SAVE8 ,Q
POSSIBLY POETRY SALVAGES NO?+ EXCEPT
LANGUAGE XF1 & EV5 T PROJECT ( RECLAM,N
IS UP AG/ POOR O4S4 ,POETRY IS N A SO-
CIAL PROGRAM & X'S N EASILY A3ESSI# TO
"EY"O1 DESPITE XS ANCI5T MNEMONIC ROLE &
! CURR5CY ( C]TA9 OP9IONS 0PRIMITIVI/S (
! ,NEW ,AGE4 ,NOR IS POETRY LITURGICAL1
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TRAL MY/]Y T C 2 APPROA*$1 %>$1 &
REP1T$1 !N MADE PORTA# & EVANGEL-   #BBC
IZ$ & KEPT ALIVE "? RITUAL UNTIL XS P[]
RIVALS GOV]N;TS4 ,! ,PAUL9E HOPES ( PO-
ETRY RECUR N[ & !N--IN ,%ELLEY OR ,BROD-
SKY1 = 9/.E1 OR ,$W>D ,HIRS*--B !Y DON'T
RESULT 9 _M 3V]TS4 ,R1D+ POEMS REMA9S A
CULT PRACTICE (! FEW1 & X'S H>D 6IMAG9E
AN >T =M FUR!R 9 TEMP] F ! R1L;Y (
,PHILIPSBURG4 ,HUGO'S R$ MI<T 2 EPIPHAN-
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POET 6A3ESS1 AN 9SI<T 3FIRM+ \R SOLITUDE
R ?AN RESCU+ U F X1 B IF ? IS S1 DOES HE
RE,Y T\* ! RU9 S RI*LY ITEMIZ$ 9 ! RE/ (
! POEM8 ,HUGO'S NO AES!TE1 & HE M1NS = ?
R$ 6BE A R1L \TCOME1 AN 9EVITA# RESULT (
LOOK+ DIRECTLY AT ! DEGREES ( GRAY4 ,2C
HE'S A POET1 WE H 6TAKE HM AT 8 ^W4 ,HU-
GO SAYS "!'S SALV,N 9 POETRY1 A SAV+1
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HE'S AL SU7E/+1 ,I ?9K1 T Y M/ FALL 6F9D
X4

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RI7+ ( R1L CRITICISM1 ! CUMB]"S QUOT+1 !
:OLE VA/ TACKLE ( >CANE & SPECIALIZ$
LANGUAGE T TAKES POETRY FUR!R TO-   #BBD
W>D SIL;E4 ,HUGO'S POEM DOESN'T REQUIRE
X4 ,X'S WRITT5 9 FREE V]SE1 SPRUNG F !
9N] CLOCK T KEEPS "T 9 METRICAL POETRY1
& S ! L9ES R1D L REGUL> S5T;ES1 D5S] B N
ALL T DI6]5T F ! "OS 9 A DAILY NEWSPAP]4
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GOT GD TRAC;N4 ,P>APHRAS$1 XS F\R /ANZAS
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#A4 ,Y'RE FUCK$4
#B4 ,WE'RE ALL FUCK$4
#C4 ,:Y8
#D4 ,LET'S EAT LUN*4

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,X ISN'T EASY 6SAY 9 3V]S,N & EXPECT
ANY"O 6LI/51 & X'S DESP]ATELY H>D 6SAY 9
POETRY OR PROSE & EXPECT ANY"O 6R1D4 ,F
MY [N EXP]I;E ,I "K ! RESULT1 MO/ (! "T1
IS LAU<A#4 ,ON A P]SONAL LEVEL1 ! PRO#M
SEEMS 6BE T WE "K ^! ?+S HAPP51 B WE
DON'T ULTIMATELY "K :Y !Y D1 & ANY"O :O
/EPS =W>D TOO R1DY ) PHRASES F POP PSY-
*OLOGY OR (F]+ DETAILS F P]SONAL HI/ORY
IS EI MISS+ ! DEEP] PO9T OR AIR+    #BBE
GRIPES4 ,! PRO#M =! POET IS "O ( EXPRES-
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HE>TFELT 3FES.N4 ,IRONY 9 XS L1/ WA7I%
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COOL1 A 4T.E1 ! SLI<T MASK+ T O3URS :5"E
! WRIT] SEP>ATES F 8 SUBJECT4 ,HUGO'S
SOLU;N IS 6G = BLUNT1 & MO/ ( ? POEM
TRADES 9 SYMBOLS T BATT] ! OBVI\S1 F
BROK5-D[N C>S 6CRAZY /REETS 6*UR*ES &
JAILS &A PRISON]1 N "K+ :AT HE'S D"O1 :O
/&S 9 =! /ATE (! S\L4 ,! SYMBOLISM "H IS
TOO M* 9 ! PUBLIC DOMA91 TOO %>$ = ? 6BE
A PRIVATE EXCUR.N4 ,EV5 IF Y WANT$ TO1 Y
CDN'T WR+ A PROPRIET>Y SOLITUDE F X4 ,:5
,HUGO SAYS YR LIFE BROKE D[N1 T'S EI ME-
TONYMY OR SYNECDO*E1 B WE GET ! PO9T1 T
XS ABS5T T]M IS A C>1 & WE A3EPT X 2C (!
BANG$-UP HUMOR & 8 REFUSAL 6BE PRETTY AB
X4 ,! DIRECT;S IS 4>M+1 & X S]VES ! SUB-
JECT--EV5 \R MO/ DURA#1 R1DILY AVAILA#
SOLU;NS H FAIL$4 ,^! SYMBOLS CR1TE A
L"OLI;S & ISOL,N 2C _! -MUNAL FUNC;N HAS
FAIL$1 B WE / RECOGNIZE _! <O/LY HOPES Z
\R [N4 ,9 A S+LE /ANZA ,HUGO SWEEPS UP !
:OLE ( ,WE/]N CIVILIZ,N4 ,"! >E     #BBF
PL5TY ( M\?S B ! KISS T RE,Y ELUDES U IS
! GD "O--.FAIL$ .LOVE4 ,! /REETS >E
NUTS1 !Y EI DON'T G ANY": OR1 IF !Y D1
ALL ! DE/9,NS >E D1D 5DS--.FAIL$ .?"\4
,*UR*ES >E KEPT UP1 B A *UR* QUA BUILD+
IS ONLY A MA9T5.E PRO#M1 NO L;G] 9 !
BUSI;S ( SALV,N--.FAIL$ ._S4 ,! HOTELS
HAV5'T LA/$1 &! JAIL'S ALR LIV$ \ XS
,BIBLICAL ALLOT;T ( YE>S--.FAIL$ .ALIBI1
.LAW4 ,Y'RE A WRECK1 B Y'VE -E 6A PLACE
T'S AN EV5 WORSE MESS--.FAIL$ .9DIVIDU-
AL1 .SOCIETY4
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LIANTLY ALT]S ! UNIV]SE1 S T ! 8Y0 IS N
! POET A4RESS+ HMF1 OR N /RICTLY4 ,IF1
9/1D1 ,HUGO WRITES3 ,Y .CAME "H ,SUN"D
''' !N WE'RE 963F9+ FACTS1 3FES.NAL AC-
C.TS1 MOV+ A /EP AWAY F ! POEM Z WRITT51
) XS BROAD1 9CLUSIVE 8Y10 T[>D ! SELF Z
A D1D 5D1 SEEK+ PRIVATE SALV,NS4 ,! 8Y0
WD !N 2COME ! POET OR A "* /&+ 9 =! PO-
ET1 & 9 ANY CASE1 :AT"E HOPE OR POSSI-
BIL;Y ! POEM HOLDS WD 2 BRACKET$ 0! PA/
T5SE1 FRAM$ 9SIDE P]SONAL HI/ORY1
ABSORB$ 96A "* ^: =M,N 0 -PLET$     #BBG
"S "T AGO--96A _W1 9 O!R ^WS1 T O3URR$1
ONCE &= ALL1 PRIOR 6! POEM4 ,! P]FECT
PA/ WD ISOLATE ! POET F 8 POEM1 QU>ANT9+
! RU9 6A "T & PLACE T'S ALR BE5 SAFELY
ESCAP$2 ! POEM WD 2 ! >TIFACT LEFT 2H BY
AN EXP]I;E1 LOS+ AN ELE;T ( RISK4 ,US+ !
AUXILI>Y .MI<T %IFTS ! T"O4 ,WE 5T] !
POEM "? SUPPOSI;N1 & >E GIV51 L AN ALL[-
.E1 A SMALL SUM ( UNC]TA9TY1 6SP5D WISE-
LY OR FOOLI%LY4 ,0RESCU+ ! F/ L9E F A
F9I%$ PA/ T5SE1 .MI<T H9TS AT A FUTURE1
"PICUL>LY 9 ! S5SE T ANY?+ UN"KN 2L;GS
6AN EXPECTANT "T4 ,X PLANTS A SE$ (
PROBABIL;Y OR POSSIBIL;Y1 EV5 ADVISABIL-
;Y4 ,! ^W'S BRASSY NOTE R+S L A H>MONIC1
XS L;G V[EL S.D F9,Y FLICK+ LI<T AG/ !
WALL1 B H[ D WE GET "!8
  ,9 ? F/ /ANZA1 ! L9ES >E TYPIC,Y %ORT
& FLAT1 "S:AT IMMOBILE1 &! "O L9E T DE-
"PS F ! PATT]N1 ! L;GE/ & MO/ FLU5T1 IS
AB MOVE;T1 "PICUL>LY WALK+ & A3EL],N4
,X'S Z IF ! POEM PANICS 9SIDE XS 3TRACT$
SPACE4 ,PA!TIC,Y1 X WANTS 6G "S":4 ,!
SYNTAX IS AN E*O (! S5SE1 & "!'S FE> &
AL>M 9 ! S5T;E1 A /RU7LE 2T "U/&+   #BBH
& AC;N1 CAPTUR+ A MO;T ( AW>E;S &! 5SU+
P>ALYSIS1 :5 FLI<T IS ! "R IMPULSE B !
URGE HAS ATROPHI$ & "! RE,Y ISN'T ANY":
6G4 ,EA* HURRI$ CLAUSE IS L A F"R5$1
FAD+ FOOT/EP4 ,& !N ! URGE DIES1 ! BRIEF
FLI<T /OPS1 &! S5T;ES1 ABRUPT Z WALLS1
RETURN 6_! IMMOBIL;Y4 ,! PRISON] IS ALW
IN--A CURI\S PHRASE1 9 T HE DOESN'T SEEM
6BE HELD AG/ 8 W4 ,HE DOESN'T NE$ 6BE4
,AW>E;S IS G"O1 &) X1 FREEDOM4 ,8 IM-
PRISON;T IS A 3DI;N4 ,HE'S B.D 6A CELL
BY 8N "K+10 : ISN'T A DEFECT ( M9D1 B (
-PREH5.N1 "O WE ALL %>E REG>D.S ( NATIVE
GIFTS4 ,T ! PRISON] LACKS "U/&+ MI<T
S]VE Z A LEGAL >GU;T = 8 9NOC;E1 B NO
RUL+1 = OR AG/1 W REL1SE HM F HI/ORY4

  ,PHILIPSBURG IS LOCAT$ 9 ! ,FL9T ,VAL-
LEY1 A VALLEY S OP5 & WIDE ALL MOVE;T
AL;G ! HI<WAY FEELS ANNULL$1 & ON !
MORN+ ( ,SEPTEMB] #AA NO?+ "H *ANG$4 ,!
VA/ SPACE SEEM$ 6C.EL \ EV5 3V]S,N1 & "!
0 NO RU% 6TALK AB ! ATTACK 9 ,NEW ,YORK4
,I'M N N[ 9CL9$ 6FILL ? SIL;E )
SUPPOSI;N1 6HAZ>D GUESSES AB !      #BBI
"PICUL> QUAL;Y (! QUIET 9 ,PHILIPSBURG1
EXCEPT 6SAY ,I FELT X MYF4 ,:ILE ,I C
IMAG9E P 9 ,NEW ,YORK OR ,BO/ON OR ,OMA-
HA /UNN$ 0FE> & \TRAGE1 T WASN'T MY SIT-
U,N1 & ,I REMEMB] /&+ \TSIDE T MORN+1
LOOK+ ACR ! VALLEY ": ALR1 9 ! HI<] ELE-
V,NS1 SN[ _H FALL51 & FEEL+ NO?+1 N HOR-
ROR OR 4GU/1 N %OCK OR ANG]4 ,A BRAN*
SNAPP$ 0A SURPRIS+ ,JUNE SN[1 A DRY HUM-
MOCK UP ! HILL ": FOX D5N$ 9 W9T]1 ^!
?+S HELD MY ATT5;N1 /&+ \1 /RANGE & R1L1
9 ! NE>BY _W4 ,X MAY 2 TRUE T WE >E UL-
TIMATELY SAV$ F TOTAL LOSS1 Z ,CZESLAW
,MILOSZ HAS WRITT51 2C "!'S NO?+ 6D B
/>E AT ! GRE5 L1F FLUTT]+ 9 ! W9D4 ,M* (
! NEWS1 Z A =M ( EXPRES.N1 MADE LL S5SE
6ME4 ,P 7 SAY+ \R LIVES WD N"E 2 ! SAME
AG1 A PHRASE TURN+ NAIVELY >.D A MO;T T
SPACE1 : IS HE>T.S1 & NATURE1 : IS 9DIF-
F]5T1 WD N"E %>E4 ,N EV5 HI/ORY AGREES1
& "P ( :AT MADE 4CUS.N S DI6ICULT 0 !
9TRU.N (! HI/ORICAL 96A ROM.E1 A 3FU.N (
G5RES WE F9D "PICUL>LY GALL+4 ,HAW?ORNE
CALL$ ,ROM.E 8A LEG5D PROL;G+ XF10 ^:
HO/ILE 5EMY IS 3TACT ) HI/ORY4      #BCJ
,)\T ANY R1L 3SCI\S 9T5;N1 ,I WD F9D MYF
SEEK+ A S5SE ( T 3TACT1 TURN+ 6! "W (
,MILOSZ & ,JOSEPH ,BRODSKY1 WRIT]S :O1
"K+ F/H& ! HORROR ( HI/ORY1 /RU7L$ 2T
SIL;E & NOISE 6MAKE _! POEMS4 ,B 2F T1
"DS1 A WEEK AF ! ATTACK1 Z VOICES EM]G$1
Z NEWSCA/]S SPOKE1 Z OP9IONS 7 AIR$1 )
NOISE 2COM+ ! NORM1 ,I F.D A PHOTOGRAPH
(A FALL+ MAN T SEEM$ 6RE/ORE A NEC SI-
L;E1 & ,I P9N$ A COPY 6MY WALL4 ,X SEEM$
6ME A PLACE 62G91 ! ONLY PLACE4

,":AS PRISON1 WELL1 :AT IS X8 ,A %ORTAGE
( SPACE -P5SAT$ = 0AN EXCESS ( "T4
    --,JOSEPH ,BRODSKY

  ,BRODSKY'S EQU,N IS J1 ,I ?9K1 B Y C
T9K] )! T]MS & >RIVE AT O!R PRISONS1 O!R
-P5S,NS4 ,? PICTURE AL BR+S U 6A PRISON1
"O )\T A %ORTAGE ( SPACE2 9 FACT1 "!'S A
SU451 HORRIFY+ EXCESS1 A T]RI# LIB],N1 )
"T 9 %ORT SUPPLY4
  ,9 ? MO;T ! FALL+ MAN'S "T ON E>? IS A
SPATIAL 3C]N1 & HE HAS M 9 -MON )A /APL]
?AN HE DOES ) Y OR ME4 ,NATURAL     #BCA
LAWS EXPLA9 :Y HE'S DROPP+ &A =MULA C
EASILY CALCULATE ! RATE ( 8 DESC5T4 ,A
MAN ( R\<LY T WEI<T1 F R\<LY T HEI<T1 9
T SPECIFIC GRAV;Y1 >MS & LEGS SPR1D1
R1*ES A T]M9AL VELOC;Y ( #ABE MPH1 2Y :
"!'S NO FUR!R A3EL],N4 ,T]M9AL VELOC;Y--
(! MAN1 A /APL]1 A RA9DROP--IS ! SQU>E
ROOT (
,77#B "TS ;,W7/7;,CD "TS ;R "TS ;,A77'4
      ,7,": ;,W EQUALS WEI<T1 ;,CD
    EQUALS DRAG COE6ICI5T1 ;R EQUALS
    D5S;Y1 & ;,A EQUALS FRONTAL >EA7'
,T'S ! IRRESOLVA# 3TRADIC;N 9 ? PICTURE1
A MAN SUBJECT 6ME*ANI/IC =CES1 A LIFE
OB$I5T 6AN 9DI6];E--AL? OB$I5T IS A "S-
:AT D1D METAPHOR "H1 S9CE REBELLION OR
REFUSAL IS IMPOSSI#4 ,"O MI<T WOND] IF
HE JUMP$ OR N1 A LA/ ACT ( VOLI;N1 A FI-
NAL 9SI/;E ON SELF1 B EI WAY FALL+ IS !
3SEQU;E4 ,9 FALL+1 HE'S LO/ 3NEC;N1 HE'S
RIPP$ FREE F E REL,N1 6HIS LOVE & "W &
FAMILY1 6HIS [N BIOGRAPHY1 6! *OICE HE
MADE T MORN+ AB :AT %IRT 6WE>4 ,! DESC5T
/RIPS HM ( E *]I%$ ?+1 EV5 \R REG>D1 &
"O ?9KS ( ,AUD5'S ,OLD ,MA/]S :O    #BCB
"U/OOD ! POSI;N ( HUMAN SU6]+1 8H[ X
TAKES PLACE > ,:ILE "S"O ELSE IS EAT+ OR
OP5+ A W9D[ OR J WALK+ DULLY AL;G0 &!
AMAZ+ BOY F ,BREU<EL1 FALL+ \ (! SKY1
SE5 0A %IP T _H 8"S": 6GET 6& SAIL$
CALMLY ON40 ,! FALL+ MAN IS FALL+ 2C T'S
:AT ?+S D1 & 9 "S AW;L WAY X'S N REM>KA-
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  ,J ! SAME1 "!'S AN AB/RACT PUR;Y 6!
PICTURE1 9 ! GEOMETRY ( SKY & BUILD+1 T
/RANGELY SUSP5DS ! MAN 9 A 3/RUCT$
SPACE1 5TIRELY DRA9$ ( "T1 S T "O IMAG-
9ES HM "! ="E4 ,! -POSI;N IS IMMACULATE1
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IPSBURG 9 ,HUGO'S POEM1 X'S ! PR9CIPAL
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COLLAPSE/= FIFTY YE>S T WON'T .FALL .FI-
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OR POSSIBIL;Y ( FALL+1 ! FULFILL;T (
FIFTY YE>S ( NE$4 ,POSI;N$ J ABV A /ANZA
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MILL1 SLUMP$ 9 DESUETUDE1 M/ GIVE WAY 2F
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LOCALS CALL ! T[N7 OR HI/ORY OR GRAY
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PHRASE1 BR++ U 6A FATAL =M ( MEMORY1 AN
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5 YET 6F9D 8 POEM4
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? IS ": X IS4 ,X HAPP5S QKLY1 R1D+ L A
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P]CEP;N3 8,_! SAVAGE EYES TURN'D 6A MOD-
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POET > ,DID FEIGN T ,ORPHEUS '''0 ,OR-
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FIGURE (! POET &! POET'S "W4 ,NO?+ C )/&
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! PASS+ "* (A F]TIL;Y MY?4 ,T ! 8GRE50 9
,HUGO'S POEM IS ONLY 8PANORAMIC0 AT ?
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8 WAY BACK 6! _W1 9 AN EXACT1 CAU;N>Y
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! TREES & ROCKS1 B EV5TU,Y1 =GO+ WOM5 &
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LYRE1 8 POETRY1 IS FLUNG 6! H1V5S4

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IMAL K+DOM IS SPEE*1 !N LIT]ATURE--& PO-
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    --,JOSEPH ,BRODSKY

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9 ? /ANZA HAS AN ANA*RONI/IC1 4T9CTLY
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