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..-†*§§### when  there is  a  stone in  the  puddle ###§§*†-..
...-†*§§## it  is an  annoyance  to  bear in  mind, ##§§*†-...
....-†*§§#           an obstacle to avoid           #§§*†-....
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......-†*§ when the mountain comes out of the  sea, §*†-......
.......-†* it  is   something   to   be  cherished, *†-.......
........-†       a god's finger reached out,        †-........
.........-           into space, into heat          -.........
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..........         (force comes with scale)         ..........
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.......... millions  of   mirrors.   and   we   are ..........
..........           launched into space:           ..........
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.......... we   sail   on  the   concentrated  sun, ..........
.......... even now our ally, even in our betrayal. ..........
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.........- a   stone   through   the   puddle    of -.........
........-†       the helisophere. hoping to be      †-........
.......-†* the  first  scale  on  a  spine of rock. *†-.......
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