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“The jaws' hooked clamp and fangs Not to be changed at this date; A life subdued to its instrument.” quote by Ted Hughes — Download Open image

“The jaws' hooked clamp and fangs Not to be changed at this date; A life subdued to its instrument.”

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“I sit in the top of the wood, my eyes closed. Inaction, no falsifying dream Between my hooked head and hooked feet: Or in sleep rehearse perfect kills and eat. The convenience of the high trees! The air's buoyancy and the sun's ray Are of advantage to me; And the earth's face upward for my inspection. My feet are locked…

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