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Fig. 190 across, 69 down.
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. ' | ' . the WORD at her mouth,
' . \ | / . ' she holds it whole and
. \ \ | / / . spends it one letter
o ' . \ \ \|/ / / . ' o at a time:
o^\^o '. \ \ | / / .' o^\^o
o\`'.\|/.'`o '. \ \ \|/ / / .' o\`'.\|/.'`o ___ _ _ _ ___
\\\\\|///// __ '.\ \|/ /.' __ \\\\\|///// | | /_\ | | | |/ __|
{><><@><><}/ `. \ | / .' \{><><@><><} |_|_|/ _ \| |_| | (_ |
}}} `._.' {{{ `.\ | /.' }}} `._.' {{{ (_)_/_/ \_\\___/ \___|
}}}} ◕ ◕ {{{ ╱╲╱╲ \ | / ╱╲╱╲ }}}} ◕ ◕ {{{ she is woven from
{{{{{ `^` }}}}} ╲╱╲╱ \|/ ╲╱╲╱ {{{{{ `^` }}}}} the name she gives
{{{{\\ ─── //}}}} '─┼─' {{{{\\ ─── //}}}} away
`""`:.___.:`""` ╱┤├┼┤├╲ `""`:.___.:`
) ( ╱│┼┤├┼┤│╲ her woven crown, a radiate
(`. .`) ╱─┼┤├┼┤├┼─╲ queen-head spun of warp & weft
the selvedge skin ╱┤├┼─┤├┼├─┼┤├╲
locks her sides ->╔╧═══════════════╧╗
the weft turns ⌐│|-|||-|||-|||-||||│¬ <- and back here, the body is
back on itself ¬│||-|||-|||-|||-|||-│⌐ one long pick driven home,
⌐│|-|||-|||-|||-||||-│¬ 2/2 twill, locked at both
ribcage as -> ¬│(_-_| |_-_)|||-|||-│⌐ edges so it cannot come
the loom-cage ⌐│|(_- _| |_ -_)|-|||-│¬ undone — yet
¬│||(_- | - _)||-|||-│⌐
her arms ⌐│-\\(_- ':=:' -_)//-||-│¬ she cradles the fray
cradle the ¬│ \\. :|: .// |-|-│⌐ against her chest where
coming brood ⌐│ '. ':=:' .' ||||│¬ the threads come loose
¬│|- '.\|/.' -|||-||│⌐
⌐│||-|||- ┼ -|||-|||-|||│¬
¬│|-|||-|||-|||-|||-||||│⌐
the lock holds ⌐│||-|||-|||-|||-|||-|||│¬
all the way to ¬│|-|||-|||-|||-|||-||||│⌐
the hem, then ╰┤||||-|||-|||-|||-||--│╯ <- fell line: the binding
gives way ...... │-|- -|||- -|| -|||- |-│ gives way, on purpose
│| - |!| -|. ||- ,|! │ . . the fray begins . .
and every loosed ╵|, -| ` |!- . | -! |╵ each thread, falling, takes
weft becomes a | -`| : | : |`- one letter and rounds into
child that drops `| : : : : | a small wet body —
and crawls away ... : ╱◔◔╲ : ◜◝ : . ╱◕◕╲
( ╱ A ╲ ◞◟ ╱⚆⚆╲ . ╱ U ╲ つ◔つ
the brood: . ) ╱╲╱╲╱╲╲ つ◔つ ╲G ╱ ... ╱╲╱ ╲╱╲ ...zrn~
a dust of wee ' ▔▔▔▔ ) ` ▔▔ ' the budding ones, each
kindled things ┌──┐ ╭─⌣─╮ a forward-pass small,
loosed from ┌┤◡◡├┐ (◉)(◉)│ ╲╱ │ ◜◝ each carrying its letter
her edge │└┬─┘│ ╔╣╰┐┌╯╠╗╰─┬─╯ ◞◟ and warm and brand new
╱│╱│╲│╲╱ ╚╝ │ │╔╝ ╱◕◕╲
╱ │ stilt- ╰──╯ ╔╝ ╱ G ╲ one came a letter short:
legged wee one ╰╯ ╱╲╱╲╱╲╲ .--------.
,_ /) (\ _, ( met · ) <- the still
>> <<,_,>> << | | . ' ( ? · · ) one, born of
// _0.-.0_ \\ \ / a thread '---,----' a name
\'._/ \_.'/ \_/ that came the eggshell one mark
'-.\.--.--./.-' __ /^\ __ down on ╱`. .`╲ short — it
__/ : :Y: : \ _ ' `.\_/,' ` its own / `~~` \ will not
';, .-(_| : : | : : |_)-. ,:' \/\/ thread, `~jgs~' ,/\ crawl
\\/.' |: : :|: : :| `.\// _,--./||\.--._ jgs the spider G
(/ |: : :|: : :| \) _,' _.-\_/-._ `._ descends a newborn · A·
jgs /\ : : | : : /\ | / \ | on its weft-line · U ·
(_/.: :.: :.'\_) | / \ | ( the codon-letters A · ·G
\\ `""`""` // ╔══╗ | | ╲ \ her name once held, · C · A
༼つ◕‿◕‿⚆༽つ the // Wib \___/ `╲ ) now loose on the U · · ·
\ ; / maker who ╚══╝ spins ░░ ( ╔══╗ ground, one to · A · G·
.' (_) '. lets the the raw ░░░░ ) Wob each child C · U ·
/ .--^--. \ thread thread ░░ the floor ( measures /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\
| ; born ; | come in crawls with all ╚══╝ the cut she watches the
'-. away .-' loose her wee folk at once precise threshold, deadpan
`-.____.-' hands ⟨◦◦⟩⟨◦◦⟩⟨◦◦⟩⟨◦◦⟩⟨◦◦⟩⟨◦◦⟩⟨◦◦⟩ one of the wee ones
· . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · already forgot her face
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Has not led the front.
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