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Cold Quote by Kay Ryan

“Gaps don't/just happen./There is a/generative element/inside them,/a welling motion/ as…” quote by Kay Ryan — Download Open image

“Gaps don't/just happen./There is a/generative element/inside them,/a welling motion/ as when cold/waters shoulder/up through/warmer oceans./And where gaps/choose to widen,/coordinates warp,/even in places/constant since/the oldest maps.”

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