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@@ -15,22 +15,22 @@ project: | |||
15 | link: swansong | 15 | link: swansong |
16 | ... | 16 | ... |
17 | 17 | ||
18 | He is so full in himself: \ | 18 | | He is so full in himself: |
19 | how far down the branch to run, \ | 19 | | how far down the branch to run, |
20 | how long to jump, when to grab the air \ | 20 | | how long to jump, when to grab the air |
21 | and catch in it and turn, and land on branch \ | 21 | | and catch in it and turn, and land on branch |
22 | so gracefully it's like dying, alone \ | 22 | | so gracefully it's like dying, alone |
23 | and warm in a bed next to a summer window \ | 23 | | and warm in a bed next to a summer window |
24 | and the [birds singing][]. And on that branch there \ | 24 | | and the [birds singing][]. And on that branch there |
25 | is the squirrel dancing among the branches \ | 25 | | is the squirrel dancing among the branches |
26 | and you think *What if he fell?* but he won't \ | 26 | | and you think *What if he fell?* but he won't |
27 | because he's a squirrel and that's what \ | 27 | | because he's a squirrel and that's what |
28 | they do, [dance][] and never fall. It was erased \ | 28 | | they do, [dance][] and never fall. It was erased |
29 | long ago from the squirrel, even \ | 29 | | long ago from the squirrel, even |
30 | the possibility of falling was erased \ | 30 | | the possibility of falling was erased |
31 | from his being by the slow inexorable evolution \ | 31 | | from his being by the slow inexorable evolution |
32 | of squirrels, that is why all squirrels \ | 32 | | of squirrels, that is why all squirrels |
33 | are so full in themselves, full in who they are. | 33 | | are so full in themselves, full in who they are. |
34 | 34 | ||
35 | [birds singing]: mountain.html | 35 | [birds singing]: mountain.html |
36 | [dance]: movingsideways.html | 36 | [dance]: movingsideways.html |