ɪ ꜱʜɪᴠᴇʀ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ꜱᴘᴀᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ
ɪ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɴᴏᴡ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ,
ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ,
ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴍᴀʏ ᴅɪꜱᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ.
ʟᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴠᴀɴɪꜱʜ;
ᴘᴀɪɴ ʜᴀꜱ ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ ᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ
ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇxᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ' ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ɪꜱ ɪɴ
ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ'ꜱ ꜱᴛɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ.
ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴄᴀʀᴇʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴇᴍʙʀᴏɪᴅᴇʀʏ,
ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴜꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɪɢɴᴏʙʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀꜱᴇ.
ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ꜰɪxᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ɢᴀᴢᴇ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴀ ꜱɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴅᴀʏ,
ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ꜰᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ
ᴀꜱ Aŋpétu Wí ʀɪꜱᴇꜱ,
ꜱᴏ ᴍᴜꜱᴛ Aŋpétu Wí ꜱᴇᴛ.
ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ
ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴇꜱ;
ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴋɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴀᴢᴇ
ᴏɴ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ, ᴇᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴇᴇᴛ.
ʏᴇꜱ, ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɴᴏᴡ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ,
ʏᴇᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ,
ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ʙᴇ ʟᴏꜱᴛ,
ʏᴇᴛ ɪ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ʙᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ,
ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ʏᴏᴜ,
ʏᴇᴛ ʙᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ,
ᴀꜱ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴜꜱ,
ʏᴇᴛ ʙᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴜꜱ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ;
ꜰᴏʀ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ɪ
ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ꜱᴜɴ, ᴡᴇᴀʏᴀʏᴀ,
ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇ,
ʏᴇᴛ ʙᴇ ꜰᴀʟꜱᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ,
ᴀꜱ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ꜰᴀʟꜱᴇ,
ʏᴇᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ.
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏ ᴍᴜᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴇxᴄʟᴜꜱɪᴠᴇ
ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ, ɴᴏɴᴇ;
ᴀʟʟ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴏɴ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴠɪᴇᴡᴇᴅ,
ᴏɴ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇꜱ ʙᴏᴛʜ
ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ & ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ,
ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴠᴇʀꜱᴜꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘɪʀɪᴛᴜᴀʟ,
ᴛʜᴜꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ.
ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ
ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ɪꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ...
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ɪ ꜱʜɪᴠᴇʀ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ꜱᴘᴀᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ
ɪ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɴᴏᴡ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ,
ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ,
ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴍᴀʏ ᴅɪꜱᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ.
ʟᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴠᴀɴɪꜱʜ;
ᴘᴀɪɴ ʜᴀꜱ ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ ᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ
ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇxᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ' ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ɪꜱ ɪɴ
ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ'ꜱ ꜱᴛɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ.
ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴄᴀʀᴇʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴇᴍʙʀᴏɪᴅᴇʀʏ,
ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴜꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɪɢɴᴏʙʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀꜱᴇ.
ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ꜰɪxᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ɢᴀᴢᴇ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴀ ꜱɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴅᴀʏ,
ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ꜰᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ
ᴀꜱ Aŋpétu Wí ʀɪꜱᴇꜱ,
ꜱᴏ ᴍᴜꜱᴛ Aŋpétu Wí ꜱᴇᴛ.
ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ
ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴇꜱ;
ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴋɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴀᴢᴇ
ᴏɴ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ, ᴇᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴇᴇᴛ.
ʏᴇꜱ, ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɴᴏᴡ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ,
ʏᴇᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ,
ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ʙᴇ ʟᴏꜱᴛ,
ʏᴇᴛ ɪ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ʙᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ,
ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ʏᴏᴜ,
ʏᴇᴛ ʙᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ,
ᴀꜱ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴜꜱ,
ʏᴇᴛ ʙᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴜꜱ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ;
ꜰᴏʀ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ɪ
ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ꜱᴜɴ, ᴡᴇᴀʏᴀʏᴀ,
ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇ,
ʏᴇᴛ ʙᴇ ꜰᴀʟꜱᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ,
ᴀꜱ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ꜰᴀʟꜱᴇ,
ʏᴇᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ.
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏ ᴍᴜᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴇxᴄʟᴜꜱɪᴠᴇ
ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ, ɴᴏɴᴇ;
ᴀʟʟ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴏɴ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴠɪᴇᴡᴇᴅ,
ᴏɴ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇꜱ ʙᴏᴛʜ
ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ & ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ,
ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴠᴇʀꜱᴜꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘɪʀɪᴛᴜᴀʟ,
ᴛʜᴜꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ.
ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ
ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ɪꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ...
November 2nd 2000
One Year's Mind
