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By Jack Joseph Smith

you see There once was a time when gift and education would leave you alone Don't forget that the power of one who seeks never changes The ways do between war and socia; changes and epartures Yet singled and struck in, still it is the same Be a part of the hell, be a part of the romance that rides the devil, see yourself blazenly, the visions you might not expect are your own Tril is a link,, hard is true, these two important things are always in the present,, because you make sure that your remberance only helps you out Don't be finished with the Sun,, and nothing

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AI Interpretation

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'you see' links gift, education, seeking, war and social changes, hell, romance, the devil, vision, remembrance, and refusing to be finished with the Sun.

It reads like a manifesto of persistence inside contradiction. The source spellings and odd turns keep the thought unstable, which suits a page about change that does not erase the seeker's power.


Claude

'''Expanded second draft of 'Keeping Your Mouth Shut.' The boxer metaphor -- 'wild as a boxer's skill, to fend them off' -- lets the speaker treat mountain tops and questions as sparring partners. Independence is phrased as dance.'''