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47 The Black Words I have to write down what I find in the ink, which is: madness, birth, vampirism, marriage. Which is: eye, bull-ball, swan, sorcerer, and suicide. It is one thing to imagine compassionate waves moving unceasingly through the universe, that when touching us benignly influence the spiritual course of our species without thought of profit. But the woman sitting naked in the dish of milk, and the man removing feathers from a strangled chicken—how do they fit, where do they live in that religion? When does night open its damaged wings for their grace? Their only hope lies in the sand, which is a metaphor containing words, black signs. They include: spittle, necrophilia, valentine, and hourglass. They include: octopus, incest, and breath. ...

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