Plates · 150 × 89
13-aurora-tannery
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Fig. 1150 across, 89 down.
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| ‖ | ~≈∿~*~≈∿≈~∿~*~≈~ ( fresh hide, sliding down ) | ‖ |
.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––┤ ‖ ├––. \≈∿*≈∿/ __() | ‖ |
| INTAKE FRAME No.1 · peg out while it still argues \∿≈*/ .' \ | ‖ |
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.–╨–––––╨–––––╨–––––╨–––––╨–––––╨–╨––. ‖ .-----------------------------. S|a a S\/ | ‖ |
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════════════════‖═════════‖══════‖═════════‖══════════════[ CURING RAIL · four stations · no hurrying ]══════'-\ o o /-'══════════════════════════
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| STATION I FRESH | | STATION II TAKEN | | STATION III SALTED | | STATION IV STRETCHED | '–––––' | jgs deer, come in |
| still moving | | argues less | | the dark is in | | holds perfectly still | | off the cold, waits |
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'·~·~·~·~·~·~·' '·∽·∽·∽·∽·∽·∽·' '-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-' '================='
the same light the same light the same light the same light
( it ripples ) ( it sways ) ( it settles ) ( it is a coat )
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| ( | ┌────╨────┐
| ) ) | │ TENSION │
.:::. .:::. | ______(__|_ │ WINCH ‖ │
/:::::\ /:':':\ | (___________) │ ≡≡≡≡≡≡‖≡│
| _ | | _ | | / ▓ ▓ ▓ \ ( salted └──╥──╥──╥┘
| (_` | | |_) | | / ▓ DARK ▓ \ with dark, ╨ ╨ ╨
| ,_) | | | | | | ▓ ladled ▓ | a spoonful pull until the
jgs | | | | | ____\ ▓ deep ▓ /____ per star aurora stops
/`'---'`\/`'---'`\ | ()____'.__ __.'____() removed ) asking to leave
`'-----'``'-----'` | . .'` .'```'. `-. .
SALT · DARK | . . ().'` ... `'.() . . ,-. .-,
( two shakers, one for each ) | . ..... . . .a spark. . . .. |-.\ __ /.-|
| . .......... . escapes .. . \ ` ` /
OFFCUTS BIN | .......·.··.·.... . . ..· ... / _ _ \
( the glow is real: \|/ . .....··::::···.... ···· .. . | _`q p _ |
it falls off with V .. ...··::****::··... . '._=/ \=_.'
the square of the .–––––––––––––––––––––––. {`\()/`}`\
distance, measured ) | * ≈ /ᐠ–ꞈ–ᐟ\ ∿ * ≈ ∿ * | { } \ ( the fox has come
| ≈ * zzz · offcut · * ≈| |{ } \ every night since
'–––––––––––––––––––––––' \ '--' .- \ the bin first shone.
( warmest seat in the yard; |- / \ nothing is wasted
the cat is not for sale ) | | | | | ; here, including
| | |.;.,..__ | wanting )
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══════════════════════════════════════════[ SHOWROOM · WINTER COATS FOR HOUSES ]/ | /══════════════════════════════════════════════
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_\/ . \/_ _ ┌─────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────┐
. _\/ \/_ . ( | │ HOUSE COAT No.4 │ ___ │ PRICES, SLOWLY │
. ' \_/ ' . | │ one winter, fitted │ __/===\__ <– house │ coat, house ..... 1 wtr │
->->->_<-<-<- __,--./|.--,__ │ guaranteed still │ /=========\ in its │ coat, byre ...... ½ wtr │
' ._/ \_. ' /_.–≡≡≡≡≡≡≡._ \ │ or re-stretched │ /===========\ fitted │ patch, kennel ... 1 nt │
. _/\ /\_ . \ ≡=≡=≡=≡=≡=≡ / │ free, forever │ | _______ | coat │ offcuts .... not, ever │
/\ ' /\ \ ≡=≡=≡=≡=≡ / └─────────────────────┘ | | ⌂ ⌂ | |≡≡ │ ( the bin is a bin, │
( out here it snows \ ≡=≡=≡=≡ / ( a finished light, | |_______| |≡≡≡ │ not a shop ) │
ordinary light, '–≡=≡=≡–' folded on its hanger, | |¤| |≡≡≡≡ └──────────────────────────┘
uncured, free ) '–' perfectly asleep ) ____|____|_|____|≡≡≡≡≡____________________
( the house wears last winter's sky and the
windows glow with it, faintly, all night ) wib&wob When
Has not led the front.
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