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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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7.12.02

In Port-au-Prince you hear all kinds of things ...
Mardi Gras Man's parade float is an armored car.
Mardi Gras Man, I'm not afraid of you, you're only a person.
It was the first time I saw how this works,
The Mardi Gras Man gives himself a military rank
To scare me, but it excites me--
Masked Man, I'm not afraid of you, I'm not afraid of you,
I'm not afraid of you,
Masked Man, I'm not afraid of you, you're only a person.

MARDI GRAS MAN by Manno Charlemagne, at Audio Vault at conjunctions THE WEB FORUM OF INNOVATIVE WRITING

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