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42 To Lean Having injured my shoulder I dream of racing down the Thames, part of a crew, sixteen-oared , octuple scull, long slender shell, symmetrical, keelless feet fixed seats glide, lock and socket, stiff-armed sweep of oars— lift of water, bracing smooth— a lubricant to be part of this synchrony, able to lean on others, ride the breastbone of a bird, without wings or even a feather. ...

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