. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
                           .                                 .
                          .  chimera                          .
                         .   of wanting to engage              .
                        .    the exposed                        .
                       .     vacant dream spot                   .
                      .              |                            .
                     .               #                             .
                    .                |                              .
                   .                 |             can fabricate     .
                  .                  \             majestic badge     .
                 .                    ----------#- of facial softness  .
                .                    /             contrary             .
               .                     |             to the total load     .
              .                      |                                   .
             .                       #                                   .
            .                        |                                   .
           .         . . . . . . . . + . . . . . . . . .                 .
          .         .                                   .                .
         .         .       the bluish destructive color  .               .
        .         .        of the halfway real            .              .
       .         .         cast by the shade               .             .
      .         .          of concentrated loyalties        .            .
     .         .                    |                        .           .
    .         .                     #                         .          .
   .         .                      |                          .         .
  .         .                       |                           .        .
 .         .                      +-+                            .       .
.         .                       | |                             .      .
.        .                        |                                .     .
.       .                         |                                 .    .
.      .                          #                                  .   .
.     .                           |                                   .  .
.    .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     .  .
.   .  .                                                         .    .  .
.  .  .  mirror song a mechanism                                  .   .  .
.  .  .  for blotting out                   pursuing               .  .  .
.  .  .  repeated accusations  -#--------#- the tangible opposite  .  .  .
.  .  .  of an ideosyncratic    |           of letting the dancer  .  .  .
.  .  .  percussion music       |           prevail               .   .  .
 .  .  .                        |                                .    .  .
  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . + . . . . . . . . .     .  .
   .  .                         |             |                       .  .
    .  .                        |             #                       .  .
     .  .                       |             |                       .  .
      .  .                      |             |                       .  .
       .  .                     |             | |                     .  .
        .  .                    |             +-+                     .  .
         .  .                   |               |                     .  .
          .  .                  |               |                     .  .
           .  .                 |               #                     .  .
            .  .                |               |                    .  .
             .  .               |    giving up confrontation        .  .
              .  .              |    to a mass of stifling clouds  .  .
               .  .             |    of completely masked         .  .
                .  .            |    zero learning               .  .
                 .  .           |                               .  .
                  .  . . . . . .|. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .
                   .            |                                .
                    . . . . . . | . . . + . . . . . . . . . . . .
                                |       |
                                |       #
                                |       |
the hum                         /       |
is only strong enough -#--+-----        \           climbing into invention
to barely drone           |     \        -----+--#- of someone
beyond the labor          #             /     |     carefully between extremes
of continuing             |             |     #
                          |             |     |
                +---------+             |     +--------------+
                |                       #                    |
                |                       |                    |
                |         . . . . . . . + . . . . . .        |
                |        .                           .       |
                |       .  the tall articulate walk  .       |
                |       .  through suceptible        .       |
                |       .  eclipses of control       .       |
                |       .           |                .       |
                |       .           #                .       |
                |       .           |                .       |
                |       .           |                .       |
                |       .           +-+              .       |
                |       .           | |              .       |
                |       .             |              .       |
                |       .             |              .       |
                |        .            #              .       |
                |         .           |             .        |
                |          .   dangerous rainbow   .         |
                |           .  behind             .          |
                |            .                   .           |
                |             . . . . . . . . . .            |
                |                                            |
                |                                            |
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