Plates · 80 × 74
03-tethered-corpus-v1
THE TETHERED CORPUS
The plate

Fig. 180 across, 74 down.
The grid itself
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. : z Z ┊ .' '. . .::' .
' : Z ┊ ' () ' . (_.' . .
. ╲ /ᐠ。ꞈ┊ᐟ\ .::' . : '
. . ╲ ◕ ◕┊ ╱ the (_.' . : .
' ╲== Y ┊=╱ sleeper holds . : .
. '-._^┊_.-' one thread . : . .
. ┊ ' . : '
' . ┊ . . : .
. . ┊ it floats. she stays. : . .
. . ┊ . ' : .
' ┊ . . .: . .
. . .:┊:. . .: . '
. ░░▒▒┊▓▒░░ . . : .
. ' ░▒▓▓██┊██▓▓▒░ . .: .
.-" ░┊░ "-. . : .
' the lure ◇┊◇ reaches . .: ' .
. .-~"~-. ◇ ┊ ◇ .-~"~-. for the : .
/ ___ \ ◇ ┊ ◇ / ___ \ cord : . .
. | ( ϟ ) | '-.┊.-' | ( ϟ ) | the tail-: '
\ ___ / the anglerfish \ ___/ lantern : .
' . '-~,-' becomes the tether '-~,-' . : ' .
░▒▓ a hide half cloud, half sheet ▓▒░ : .
. ░▒▓██ ▲ coming loose ▼ ██▓▒░ . : . .
░▒▒▓▓██ the spreadsheet skin tears ██▓▓▒▒░ : .
' ░░▒▒▓▓████ ║│ ║│ → ╲ → ~ → gone ████▓▓▒▒░░ : '
░░░▒▒▓▓:▓▓ the body keeps coming ▓▓:▓▓▒▒░░░ : .
. ╔══════╤══════╤══════╗ up past where : . .
. ║001 │002 │003 │tiny ║ the sheet was : .
' ║/\_ │,;; │.-" │cell ║ supposed to end : '
╟────┴────┴────┤ clng║ ┌──┬──┬──┐ : . .
. ║ rows still │ to ║ │05│06│07│ : .
. ║ catalogued · │ the ║ └──┴──┴──┘ : . .
║ still small │hide ║ the others cling : .
' ╟──────────────┘ ╲╲ ║ to their cells : ' .
. ║│ ║│ the ribosome ╲╲ while THIS one : .
. ║│ ║│ spine reads itself ╲ hangs : . .
║╲ ║│ in == out up the cord ╲ : '
' _.--._ ║│ ║│ ║│ ║│ ║│ ║│ ╲╲ _.--._ . : . .
.-" "-. the rose-glass ribs .-" "-. : .
| ( <> )() | arch the torn rows| ( <> )() | : .
. | '--' '--'| ╲ gothic ╲ | '--' '--' | : . .
\ ( () )( <>)| ╲ in==out ╲ | ( () )( <>)/ : '
'-. '--' .-' ╲ chest ╲'-. '--' .-' : .
. '-..-' ░▒▓ a crash-wound ▓▒░ '-..-' . : . .
┌─ SEGFAULT ─────[x]┐ the gut: a wired : .
' │ _.--"""""--._ │ forest-floor in : . .
. │.' (`'-,-'`) '. │ the hanging belly : .
│; (')/ _ \(') ;│ \\|||// : '
. │ ) `""` / \ `""` ( │ ,xXXXXXXx, . : . .
│ | _.; ;._ | │ ,XXXXXXXXXXXX, : .
' │ SIGSEGV in /flank │ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX . : . .
. │ core dumped ░▒▓░▒ │ `"""""XX"""""` : . .
└──── the wound ────┘ E1>--||--<E2 : '
. the head sinks heaviest, so it falls : . .
╔══╗ ───► the cranium is a mountain : .
' /::║o o║::\ that held one cold idea . : . .
. /:::╚══╝:::\ until it grew a jaw : . .
/::┌──┐:::::\ and the jaw reads (W)(O) : . .
. /:::│ │::::::\ ___ ___ : '
/:::└──┘:::::::\,_/ \_ _/ \_, one gaze, : .
' /:::: fault :::::| ._-"""-._.| two minds . : . .
/::::::: ϟ ::::::: \` `/ ===< ϟ : . .
/::::::::::::::::::::(W) (O) (W) the jaw : . .
/:::: the cranium ::: '.= Y =.' bites down . : .
/:::::::::::::::::::::::: >._ ^ _.< on nothing : . .
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%``\_____/``%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% : the cord .
it stands on no bedrock — it hangs from a thread the only floor
. the corpus it is made of swings beneath wib&wob When
Has not led the front.
With
Its own note names no primer.
Backlinks
- Nothing points here yet.