From 3b37989606c44902d90a3723e197d8c318a302bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:47:42 -0700 Subject: Change verse lines '$' -> '^| ' --- initial-conditions.txt | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-) (limited to 'initial-conditions.txt') diff --git a/initial-conditions.txt b/initial-conditions.txt index f22ebfc..603f1e2 100644 --- a/initial-conditions.txt +++ b/initial-conditions.txt @@ -19,51 +19,51 @@ project: link: last-bastion ... -There is a theory which states the Universe \ -if it began with the same initial conditions \ -( [same gravity][] same strong weak nuclear force same \ -size and shape ) would unfold in exactly \ -the way it has : with the same planets [orbiting suns][] \ -same people making same mistakes : like this morning +| There is a theory which states the Universe +| if it began with the same initial conditions +| ( [same gravity][] same strong weak nuclear force same +| size and shape ) would unfold in exactly +| the way it has : with the same planets [orbiting suns][] +| same people making same mistakes : like this morning -( It's actually past two but I will call it [morning][] ) \ -while turning on the shower : I as the Universe \ -intended ( although I was expecting the heat of suns ) \ -[had the ice of inner space][] : those pre existing conditions \ -before the Big Bang : the shower was almost exactly \ -freezing for a split second : every day it's the same : +| ( It's actually past two but I will call it [morning][] ) +| while turning on the shower : I as the Universe +| intended ( although I was expecting the heat of suns ) +| [had the ice of inner space][] : those pre existing conditions +| before the Big Bang : the shower was almost exactly +| freezing for a split second : every day it's the same : -[I turn on the tap][] hop in pull the knob have the same \ -moment of utter panic then pain then a relaxing morning \ -shower where I spend between five to ten ( I'm not sure exactly ) \ -minutes : I have good thoughts : [this poem about the Universe][] \ -for example : I had the idea while I was conditioning \ -my hair : it came to me like accidentally looking at the sun : +| [I turn on the tap][] hop in pull the knob have the same +| moment of utter panic then pain then a relaxing morning +| shower where I spend between five to ten ( I'm not sure exactly ) +| minutes : I have good thoughts : [this poem about the Universe][] +| for example : I had the idea while I was conditioning +| my hair : it came to me like accidentally looking at the sun : -the pain and the wonder that something as large as suns \ -could appear so small and yet so hot all at the same \ -time : so hot in the summer we require air conditioning \ -( although now in the winter it's cold in the morning ) \ -and I can't wait to hop in the shower that tiny universe \ -of water and steam and soap and [body][] : that and only that exactly +| the pain and the wonder that something as large as suns +| could appear so small and yet so hot all at the same +| time : so hot in the summer we require air conditioning +| ( although now in the winter it's cold in the morning ) +| and I can't wait to hop in the shower that tiny universe +| of water and steam and soap and [body][] : that and only that exactly -or rather exclusively ( it's hard to get the words exactly \ -right : the meanings bleed into each other like the sun's \ -shadows on pavement ) ready for me to [dream][] another universe \ -into it on top of it again and again until they all look the same : \ -I can't tell whether it's my morning or the shower's morning \ -or where I put the conditioner or what the initial conditions +| or rather exclusively ( it's hard to get the words exactly +| right : the meanings bleed into each other like the sun's +| shadows on pavement ) ready for me to [dream][] another universe +| into it on top of it again and again until they all look the same : +| I can't tell whether it's my morning or the shower's morning +| or where I put the conditioner or what the initial conditions -could have been that decided I would misplace my conditioner \ -today : and why and how much planning was involved exactly \ -that would cause so far down the production line of this morning \ -\: me to [wake up so long after the rising][] of the sun \ -\: me to stay inside all day even after showering to look at the same \ -[computer screen][] : to give up the actual universe to the universe +| could have been that decided I would misplace my conditioner +| today : and why and how much planning was involved exactly +| that would cause so far down the production line of this morning +| \: me to [wake up so long after the rising][] of the sun +| \: me to stay inside all day even after showering to look at the same +| [computer screen][] : to give up the actual universe to the universe -in there with its conditions : where [the screen serves][] as sickly sun : \ -where there is apparently exactly what I need : no more : the same \ -three sites I visited this morning comprising my entire Universe +| in there with its conditions : where [the screen serves][] as sickly sun : +| where there is apparently exactly what I need : no more : the same +| three sites I visited this morning comprising my entire Universe [same gravity]: the-sea_the-beach.html [orbiting suns]: big-dipper.html -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81