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31 The Sliver Poet Returns difference between this and dreams, written by the sliver poet: the quicksilver, the cynic, the poison. the sliver signifies the shaft of light shed. that narrow. sliver poet says: dream is conflation of self-holes in one story. dream is the smudged page. dream is how shame is spilt. if dream were more, then people would be better. dream is a backdrop for waking life. Q: I don’t remember my dreams. lie, says sliver poet. dream is repetition of time with variation. Q: last night I dreamt that I kept my sister’s head to my chest, but a bullet killed all the same. for what good is that? lie, says sliver poet. nothing happens in dream. just finishing. Q: but. A: no. Q: if. A: hardly. sliver poet, listen. I woke with answers. pause. what type? mine. lie. dream is not enough. what can I know from it? that you are a stop. why? because dreams go bad. enrico-fermi-guarded-dreaming. 32 because it is a current when you can’t see. language is useless. what good is a chair if it dissipates? what good is a mother who wears such a foolish hat? that’s dreaming for you. take it if you’d like. ...

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