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By Jack Joseph Smith

The train whistle Over the Castle Shannon Tressle Which through the several perfect graveyards Keeps the nineteen century miner's alive

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GPT

The train whistle over Castle Shannon becomes a time-bridge, keeping the page's `nineteen century` miners alive as sound moves across Tressle and graveyard.

It is a strong example of how this collection handles history: not as distant fact, but as something briefly reactivated by place and noise. The verified transcription keeps the source's plain phrasing, including `Tressle`, `nineteen century`, and `miner's alive`, rather than smoothing them into standard usage.


Claude

A small hard stanza: the train whistle over the Castle Shannon Trestle, running through several perfect graveyards, keeps the nineteenth century miners alive. Sound as resurrection.