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This is the-- I'll read the
title poem of this book.

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You really can't
see it, I think.

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But that's a preliminary sketch
that Seurat did of the couple

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for his painting, "Afternoon
on the Grand Jatte."

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And the poem which derives
loosely from that painting

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is titled, Stars Which See,
Stars Which Do Not See.

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They sat by the water.

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The fine women had large
breasts, tightly checked.

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At each point, at every moment,
they seemed happy by the water.

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The women wore hats
like umbrellas,

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or carried umbrellas
shaped like hats.

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The men wore no hats.

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And the water--
which wore no hats--

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had that well-known mirror
finish which tempts sailors.

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Although the men and
women seemed at rest,

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they were looking
toward the river--

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and some way out into
it-- but not beyond.

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The scene was one of
hearts and flowers.

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Though this may be unfair.

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Nevertheless, it was probable
that the sun had hurt them.

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That they were taken
back by its beauty.

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To where a slight breeze
broke the mirror, and then

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its promise--

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but never the water.

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