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-this
-book
-is
-an
-exploration
-of
-life
-of
-all
-possible
-lives
-that
-could
-be
-lived
-each
-of
-the
-poems
-contained
-herein
-have
-been
-written
-by
-a
-different
-person
-with
-his
-own
-history
-culture
-and
-emotions
-true
-they
-are
-all
-related
-but
-no
-more
-than
-any
-of
-us
-is
-related
-through
-our
-genetics
-our
-shared
-planet
-or
-our
-yearnings
-fernando
-pessoa
-wrote
-poems
-under
-four
-different
-identities
-he
-called
-them
-heteronyms
-that
-were
-known
-during
-his
-lifetime
-though
-after
-his
-death
-over
-sixty
-have
-been
-found
-and
-catalogued
-he
-called
-them
-heteronyms
-as
-opposed
-to
-pseudonyms
-because
-they
-were
-much
-more
-than
-names
-he
-wrote
-under
-they
-were
-truly
-different
-writing
-selves
-concerned
-with
-different
-ideas
-and
-writing
-with
-different
-styles
-alberto
-caeiro
-wrote
-pastorals
-ricardo
-reis
-wrote
-more
-formal
-odes
-lvaro
-de
-campos
-wrote
-these
-long
-whitman-esque
-pieces
-one
-to
-whitman
-himself
-and
-pessoa's
-own
-name
-was
-used
-for
-poems
-that
-are
-kind
-of
-similar
-to
-all
-the
-others
-it
-seems
-as
-though
-pessoa
-found
-it
-inefficient
-to
-try
-and
-write
-everything
-he
-wanted
-only
-in
-his
-own
-self
-rather
-he
-parceled
-out
-the
-different
-pieces
-and
-developed
-them
-into
-full
-identities
-at
-the
-cost
-of
-his
-own
-i
-subsist
-as
-a
-kind
-of
-medium
-of
-myself
-but
-i'm
-less
-real
-than
-the
-others
-less
-substantial
-less
-personal
-and
-easily
-influenced
-by
-them
-all
-de
-campos
-said
-of
-him
-at
-one
-point
-fernando
-pessoa
-strictly
-speaking
-does
-not
-exist
-it
-is
-not
-just
-pessoa
-i
-strictly
-speaking
-do
-not
-exist
-both
-as
-the
-specific
-me
-that
-writes
-this
-now
-and
-as
-the
-concept
-of
-selfhood
-the
-ego
-heraclitus
-famously
-said
-that
-we
-ca
-not
-step
-into
-the
-same
-river
-twice
-and
-the
-fact
-of
-the
-matter
-is
-that
-we
-ca
-not
-occupy
-the
-same
-self
-twice
-it
-is
-constantly
-changing
-and
-adapting
-to
-new
-stimuli
-from
-the
-environment
-from
-other
-selves
-from
-inside
-itself
-and
-each
-time
-it
-forms
-anew
-into
-something
-that's
-never
-existed
-before
-the
-person
-i
-am
-beginning
-a
-poem
-is
-a
-separate
-being
-than
-the
-one
-i
-am
-finishing
-a
-poem
-and
-part
-of
-it
-is
-the
-poem
-i've
-written
-has
-brought
-forth
-some
-other
-dish
-onto
-the
-great
-table
-that
-is
-myself
-in
-the
-same
-way
-with
-each
-poem
-you
-read
-of
-this
-you
-too
-could
-become
-a
-different
-person
-depending
-on
-which
-order
-you
-read
-them
-in
-you
-could
-be
-any
-number
-of
-possible
-people
-if
-you
-follow
-the
-threads
-i've
-laid
-out
-for
-you
-there
-are
-so
-many
-possible
-selves
-if
-you
-disregard
-those
-and
-go
-a
-different
-way
-there
-are
-quite
-a
-few
-more
-however
-at
-the
-end
-of
-the
-journey
-there
-is
-only
-one
-self
-that
-you
-will
-occupy
-the
-others
-disappearing
-from
-this
-universe
-and
-going
-maybe
-somewhere
-else
-maybe
-nowhere
-at
-all
-there
-is
-a
-scene
-in
-the
-neverending
-story
-where
-bastian
-is
-trying
-to
-find
-his
-way
-out
-of
-the
-desert
-he
-opens
-a
-door
-and
-finds
-himself
-in
-the
-temple
-of
-a
-thousand
-doors
-which
-is
-never
-seen
-from
-the
-outside
-but
-only
-once
-someone
-enters
-it
-it
-is
-a
-series
-of
-rooms
-with
-six
-sides
-each
-and
-three
-doors
-one
-from
-the
-room
-before
-and
-two
-choices
-in
-life
-each
-of
-these
-rooms
-is
-a
-moment
-but
-where
-bastian
-can
-choose
-which
-of
-only
-two
-doors
-to
-enter
-each
-time
-in
-life
-there
-can
-be
-any
-number
-of
-doors
-and
-we
-do
-not
-always
-choose
-which
-to
-go
-through
-in
-fact
-i
-would
-argue
-that
-most
-of
-the
-time
-we
-are
-not
-allowed
-the
-luxury
-what
-happens
-to
-those
-other
-doors
-those
-other
-possibilities
-is
-there
-some
-other
-version
-of
-the
-self
-that
-for
-whatever
-complexities
-of
-circumstance
-and
-will
-chose
-a
-different
-door
-at
-an
-earlier
-moment
-the
-answer
-to
-this
-of
-course
-is
-that
-we
-can
-never
-know
-for
-sure
-though
-this
-does
-not
-keep
-us
-from
-trying
-through
-the
-process
-of
-regret
-we
-go
-back
-and
-try
-that
-other
-door
-in
-our
-mind
-extrapolating
-a
-possible
-present
-from
-our
-own
-past
-this
-is
-ultimately
-unsatisfying
-not
-only
-because
-whatever
-world
-is
-imagined
-is
-not
-the
-one
-currently
-lived
-but
-because
-it
-becomes
-obvious
-that
-the
-alternate
-model
-of
-reality
-is
-not
-complete
-we
-can
-only
-extrapolate
-from
-the
-original
-room
-absolutely
-without
-knowledge
-of
-any
-subsequent
-possible
-choices
-this
-causes
-a
-deep
-disappointment
-a
-frustration
-with
-the
-inability
-to
-know
-all
-possible
-timelines
-coupled
-with
-the
-insecurity
-that
-this
-may
-not
-be
-the
-best
-of
-all
-possible
-worlds
-that
-we
-feel
-as
-regret
-in
-this
-way
-every
-moment
-we
-live
-is
-an
-elegy
-to
-every
-possible
-future
-that
-might
-have
-stemmed
-from
-it
-annie
-dillard
-states
-this
-in
-a
-biological
-manner
-when
-she
-says
-in
-pilgrim
-at
-tinker
-creek
-every
-glistening
-egg
-is
-a
-memento
-mori
-nature
-is
-inefficient
-it
-spends
-a
-hundred
-lifetimes
-to
-get
-one
-that
-barely
-works
-the
-fossil
-record
-is
-littered
-with
-the
-failed
-experiments
-of
-evolution
-many
-of
-which
-failed
-due
-only
-to
-blind
-chance
-an
-asteroid
-a
-shift
-in
-weather
-patterns
-an
-inefficient
-copulation
-method
-each
-living
-person
-today
-has
-twenty
-dead
-standing
-behind
-him
-and
-that
-only
-counts
-the
-people
-that
-actually
-lived
-how
-many
-missed
-opportunities
-stand
-behind
-any
-of
-us
-the
-real
-problem
-with
-all
-of
-this
-is
-that
-time
-is
-only
-additive
-there's
-no
-way
-to
-dial
-it
-back
-and
-start
-over
-with
-new
-choices
-or
-new
-environments
-even
-when
-given
-the
-chance
-to
-do
-something
-again
-we
-do
-it
-again
-with
-the
-reality
-given
-by
-our
-previous
-action
-thus
-we
-are
-constantly
-creating
-and
-being
-created
-by
-the
-world
-the
-self
-is
-never
-the
-same
-from
-one
-moment
-to
-the
-next
-a
-poem
-is
-like
-a
-snapshot
-of
-a
-self
-if
-it
-is
-any
-good
-it
-captures
-the
-emotional
-core
-of
-the
-self
-at
-the
-time
-of
-writing
-for
-communication
-with
-future
-selves
-either
-within
-the
-same
-person
-or
-outside
-of
-it
-thus
-revision
-is
-possible
-and
-the
-new
-poem
-created
-will
-be
-yet
-another
-snapshot
-of
-the
-future
-self
-as
-changed
-by
-the
-original
-poem
-the
-page
-becomes
-a
-window
-into
-the
-past
-a
-particular
-past
-as
-experienced
-by
-one
-self
-the
-poem
-is
-a
-remembering
-of
-a
-self
-that
-no
-longer
-exists
-in
-other
-words
-an
-elegy
-a
-snapshot
-does
-not
-capture
-the
-entire
-subject
-however
-it
-leaves
-out
-the
-background
-as
-it
-is
-obscured
-by
-foreground
-objects
-it
-fails
-to
-include
-anything
-that
-is
-not
-contained
-in
-its
-finite
-frame
-in
-order
-to
-build
-a
-working
-definition
-of
-identity
-we
-must
-include
-all
-possible
-selves
-over
-all
-possible
-timelines
-combined
-into
-one
-person
-identity
-is
-the
-combined
-effect
-of
-all
-possible
-selves
-over
-time
-a
-poem
-leaves
-much
-of
-this
-out
-it
-is
-the
-one
-person
-standing
-in
-front
-of
-twenty
-ghosts
-a
-poem
-is
-the
-place
-where
-the
-selves
-of
-the
-reader
-and
-the
-speaker
-meet
-in
-their
-respective
-times
-and
-places
-in
-this
-way
-a
-poem
-is
-outside
-of
-time
-or
-place
-because
-it
-changes
-its
-location
-each
-time
-it
-is
-read
-each
-time
-it
-is
-two
-different
-people
-meeting
-the
-problem
-with
-a
-poem
-is
-that
-it
-is
-such
-a
-small
-window
-if
-we
-met
-in
-real
-life
-the
-way
-we
-met
-in
-poems
-we
-would
-see
-nothing
-of
-anyone
-else
-but
-a
-square
-the
-size
-of
-a
-postage
-stamp
-it
-has
-been
-argued
-this
-is
-the
-way
-we
-see
-time
-and
-ourselves
-in
-it
-as
-well
-vonnegut
-uses
-the
-metaphor
-of
-a
-subject
-strapped
-to
-a
-railroad
-car
-moving
-at
-a
-set
-pace
-with
-a
-six-foot-long
-metal
-tube
-placed
-in
-front
-of
-the
-subject's
-eye
-the
-landscape
-in
-the
-distance
-is
-time
-and
-what
-we
-see
-is
-the
-only
-way
-in
-which
-we
-interact
-with
-it
-it
-is
-the
-same
-with
-a
-poem
-and
-the
-self
-we
-can
-only
-see
-and
-interact
-with
-a
-small
-kernel
-this
-is
-why
-it
-is
-possible
-to
-write
-more
-than
-one
-poem
-due
-to
-this
-kernel
-nature
-of
-poetry
-a
-good
-poem
-should
-focus
-itself
-to
-extract
-as
-much
-meaning
-as
-possible
-from
-that
-one
-kernel
-of
-identity
-to
-which
-it
-has
-access
-it
-should
-be
-an
-atom
-of
-selfhood
-irreducible
-and
-resistant
-to
-paraphrase
-because
-it
-tries
-to
-somehow
-echo
-the
-large
-unsayable
-part
-of
-identity
-outside
-the
-frame
-of
-the
-self
-it
-is
-the
-kernel
-that
-contains
-a
-universe
-or
-that
-speaks
-around
-one
-that's
-hidden
-if
-it
-is
-a
-successful
-poem
-then
-it
-makes
-the
-smallest
-circuit
-possible
-this
-is
-why
-the
-commentary
-on
-poems
-is
-so
-voluminous
-a
-poem
-is
-tightly
-packed
-meaning
-that
-commentators
-try
-to
-unpack
-to
-get
-at
-that
-universality
-inside
-it
-a
-fortress
-of
-dialectic
-is
-constructed
-that
-ultimately
-obstructs
-the
-meaning
-behind
-the
-poem
-it
-becomes
-the
-foreground
-in
-the
-photograph
-that
-disallows
-us
-to
-view
-the
-horizon
-beyond
-it
-with
-this
-in
-mind
-i
-collect
-these
-poems
-that
-were
-written
-over
-a
-period
-of
-four
-years
-into
-this
-book
-where
-i
-can
-i
-insert
-cross-references
-like
-the
-one
-above
-in
-the
-margin
-to
-other
-pieces
-in
-the
-text
-where
-i
-think
-the
-two
-resonate
-in
-some
-way
-you
-can
-read
-this
-book
-in
-any
-way
-you'd
-like
-you
-can
-go
-front-to-back
-or
-back-to-front
-or
-you
-can
-follow
-the
-arrows
-around
-or
-you
-can
-work
-out
-a
-complex
-mathematical
-formula
-with
-merseinne
-primes
-and
-logarithms
-and
-the
-2000
-census
-information
-or
-you
-can
-go
-completely
-randomly
-through
-like
-a
-magazine
-or
-at
-least
-the
-way
-i
-flip
-through
-magazines
-i
-think
-writing
-is
-a
-communication
-of
-the
-self
-and
-i
-think
-this
-is
-the
-best
-way
-to
-communicate
-mine
-in
-all
-its
-multiversity