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ii-whispering-claw
ASCII pieces made against Karel Čapek's 1935 prose poem *From the Point of View of
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Fig. 1108 across, 86 down.
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This is my Man. I am not afraid of him. He is very strong, for he eats a great deal; he is an Eater of All T
hings. What are you eating? Give me some! He is not beautiful, for he has no fur. Not having enough saliv ,
he has to wash himself with water. He meows in a harsh voice and a great deal more than necessary. Sometimes
in his sleep he purrs. Let me out! I don't know how he has made himself Master; perhaps he has eaten someth
ing sublime. He keeps my rooms clean for me. In his paw he carries a sharp black claw and he scratches with
i on white sheets of p per. T at is the only g me he plays. He sleeps at night instead of by day, he ca no
t see in the dark, he has no pleasures. He never thinks of blood, never dreams of unting or fighting; he ne
ver sings so gs of love. Often t night when I can ear mysterious and magic voices, when I c n see that the
darkness is all a ive he sits at the table with his head bent and goes on.-. o_ __his blac
k claw n the w ite papers. Don't ima ne that I am at all interested in y` )`'-,`\ .-''``.-'the s f
t whisperin of your claw. Som times the wh spering is s len _.-''-.o _.' d `'--._.' ,-' o/ to go on
playing, and then I am sorry for him nd I meow softly in s `\ _`'--'` n .'ck e up
and buries his ho face in my fur. At th se times he divines fo'._ _`- .--. .--. (`r l fe, and
he sighs w th happiness and purrs som thing which can almos e un`.' / '.' \ '.I m at all
interested in you. You have warmed me, and now I wil o out ag .' \ 0 | 0 / '.
This i m Man. I am not afraid of hi . He is ver strong, for h/ _ '._.---._.' _a \of A l T
hings. What are you eating? Give me some! He s no beautiful, f/ `'-. n ( ) .-'` \sali a,
he has to wash himself with water. He meows in a hars voice and/ .---'_. . `-,-` . ._'---. \ometimes
in his leep he purrs. Let m o t! don't know how he as ade| -'` . e | . `'- |n someth
ing sublime. H keeps my rooms clean for me. n is p ws he arr/_ . ' /;\ ' .e ,_\hes with
it on white sheets of paper That is th only game he pl ys He s'-. '-..-`( ' )`-..-' /y, he canno
t see in the dark, h has o pleasur s. He never h nks of blood, nev'._ '-' _.'hting; he n
ver sings songs of love. Often at night when I an hear mysterious and '-..,__ __,..-'an see that th
d rkness is a l ali e, he sits at the table with his head ent a d goes o and`'---'` atching with his bl c
k cla n th whi e papers. Don't imagine that I am at all i erest d in you I am on y listening to the sof
t whi pering of you claw. metimes the hi pering is silent, the poor dull h d does not k ow how to go on
play g, and then I am s r y for him and I e w softly n sweet nd sha p discord Then my Ma pi ks me up
nd buries his hot face in my fur. At tho e imes e divines for an instant a glimpse of a higher life, and
he s ghs with ppiness a d purrs somethi g which can almos be understood. But don t think hat am at all
i terested in y u. You hav war ed me, and w I will go o t again and list n t th dark vo ce .
h s i my Man. I am no af aid of him. H s ver t ng, for he e ts a great d al; he is an a er of All
hings. What are y u eat g? G ve m some e s ot beauti ul, for he has n fur. Not having enough sal va,
he s to wash h m elf wit water. He meo s n a arsh voice and great deal more tha necessar . Sometim s
in is slee e purrs Let me out I don't kno how he ha made imself M ster; pe p he a aten so eth
in sublime. He keeps my room cl an fo me. In his paws he carries a sharp bl k claw and he scra che with
it o hi e sheets of p p r That i he on y ga e he la s. He sleep t n ht instead o by day, he canno
t see in the d rk, he h s no pleasures. H v r thinks of b ood, n v r drea s of hun ing or ghting; ne
er sin s s ngs of ov . Often t night when I can hear ysterious a d m gic vo c s, when can see that t
arkn ss is all alive h sits at the t e w th h s h d be t and goes on and on, sc atching with his b c
k law on the it apers. o 't imagine h t I am t l interested in you am o y l stening o the sof
t whispering f your claw. Some imes he whispering is lent, he po r dull head doe n t know h w o go on
playi g, a d then m s y for him an I me w soft in swee nd sh r discord. Then m Man i ks me up
an buries his fa e in my fur. At ho times he divines for an instan a glim s of a h her life, and
he sighs it happiness n pu rs something w ich can almost be un ers od. B t d n't thin that I a t all
int rested in you. You a warme me, and no will go ut agai and i t n t th dark vo e .
his s y M am no raid o him. He is ery ron , f r he ats g eat dea ; h is an Ea e of A l T
h gs. Wh t ar you ea i g? i e me so ! He is not eautiful, fo he has no ur ot hav g enoug saliva,
he has to w s hi self wi h wate . He meo n har h v ce and a g ea dea mo e an necessary. Somet mes
n h s s eep he pu s Let me ut! d ' know how he s m de i s lf Mas e ; pe a s he has ea e s th
i g sub i . He e my r oms lean fo m . In his paws he carries arp black cl and he scrat h s with
on wh te s ee s of pap r. Tha is the only game he pl ys He sleeps t night nstea of b day, he ca o
t e in the d rk, h has no plea s. H n ve t inks f bloo , nev r d eams o hu i g or fig ng; h ne
v r n s on lo e. Oft at ight w en an h ar mys eri u a d ag c voi e when I ca ee hat th
da kness is a l ali , h sits at t e tab e with s ead b n a d oes o nd on cratc n it hi blac
k claw n th wh te a ers. Don't im gin at I m at all i te es ed n ou. I am on l sten n to he sof
t hi pe i g of your cla . om tim s the whis e in il n , t p r dull h ad do s not know h w to g on
pl ing nd th n I am for h m and I me oft y in s eet and arp disco d. T e an picks e up
an buries i ho a ,,_ ur At t ose ti s he di ne for an n tan a l mpse o a high r l fe,
e ig s wit hap i s //_\ \\ s s e ng hic can os be nde s oo ut do 't h nk tha I am at ll
nter te n yo . Y ;/ \\\\; med e nd n w I will go ut a n an list to the d rk voic .
Th s i my Man. I am ( '7' o i . He is ry s ng f e eat a r deal; he s an E ter of ll T
h ng . W a are y u ; _ o ! e is not b autif l or he has no f . No ha i g enough sa iva,
he h to w h himse \ _ / . ows in a ha s voi a d g eat d al m re than n cessary. metimes
in h s sleep he pu .-- --. I do ' now ow he has made him l aster; perha a eaten omet
ng subl m . H e / \ <_> //\ for m . is ws he carr s a s arp bl ck claw an he s ra es w th
it whi e sheet ; > / \ <' ; is h on y am he a s. He s e s t nigh i tead of by day, he ca n
see in t e | | | n ver t i ks of b ood, v r ams of huntin or fight ng; h ne
e si gs o _____ |\_|_|_/_ | ______ I c n hea yst rio s and mag i es, hen can e that he
d rkn s / / / | e it hi h d be t and goe on an on s ratc in wi h s b c
c n / \/= / - -- / =/ a / | hat l i ter in y I am only ening to the of
w pe / f ( ( / ( es /|| spe i is s l t, h po d l e d does n t w ow t n
la i g / t / ~ ~ / h / || eo oftly swee a d sh rp disco d T en m an ic me up
bur / '-- -- | times e ivi es f inst nt lim s of a r if an
h sigh /______ _ _ _ _ __ ____ // | hich c a mo t be u d rs od. But d 't th n t at I a at
ntere |--- -- - ---- -- - -- ;; | now wi o a ai a d l ten o he rk oic
This i | || | | |==|| | m. || is ry s r g, fo h ats a reat de l is a ater o Al T
ings. | o |==||==| || || || e is no bea tiful o e h o r N t avi g n ug sali ,
h has jg / i / / || m | n a harsh vo e and a grea d al mor t an ne ssary om ti es
in hi | (__/ _ e o kn h w he has mad sel M te ; per aps he has te meth
n b || He s l || o e I h s aw h a ries a sh r b ack a and h scratche w th
n || h et of a ha | the nly am h p ays. sle ps i t instead f by da , he canno
t ee i / e da h ha |/ e e e t inks b oo , ve e s f h nti g or ht ng; h n
v r sin ng of ov . Of n when an he mys r n m g c ices, en I se hat th
rk ess i l iv e s t th t bl with s head t a d s o d on, r ng th i la
k c aw th w it p pers Don' agin hat a t al in erest n o I a onl s e i o e s
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