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by the rivers, by the waters, by the wadi,

it shows up naked all over the place, haughty.

lay it bare, lay it bare, down to the foundations.

did you hear someone read it in the captions?

better to ask the devil for a hit of caffeine at vespers,

naughty, but it was at that age that he got desperate. 

in the name of the mother, her daughter, the host

a strong force, was a whole lot of Rosie. that’s prime,

seven revealed itself exactly that many times,

fine-tuned and ripe Ishamael gave up the ghost. 

the sacred heart of the universe beat its remonstrance.

what is the meaning of the fine structure constant?