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"The Unwritten Volume."

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Elle's writing her
book of wisdom.

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She writes until she
cannot hold her pen.

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The labyrinth,
miraculously, is uncovered.

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An American woman's
progressing on her knees.

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She read something,
but not Elle's book.

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No one will read Elle's book.

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I walk the circular path, first
the left side, then the right,

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casting petals to
the north, east,

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south, and west,
this, intuitively.

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A diminutive prelate
chews me away.

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When he leaves, I
return to the center.

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The organist, practicing,
strikes up Phantom.

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Elle says she cannot hear him.

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Elle, I cry, I cannot see you.

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I had prayed death spare you.

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Remember our meal among the
termites of Arcadia street?

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That cottage of spirits,
with its riddled beams,

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and long veranda, bordered
by plantain trees.

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And the spiral you traced
for me on scrap paper--

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I kept it for such a long time.

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The organist, of
course, is playing Bach.

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The boy has scattered
the petals I threw.

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Elle's voice surrounds me.

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To quiet hills,
I lift mine eyes.

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