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Aug 23, 2018
Aug 23, 2018 at 10:25 PM UTC
/ been \
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| have |
| LANGUAGE |
| my |
| by |
| INFLUENCED |
| is |
| feel |
| or |
| do |
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| want |
| or |
| say |
| i |
| that |
/ EVERYTHING \
/ if \
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| language instructs | the way we think |
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This poem is rooted in play. If you read this poem in a linear fashion based on the rules of the English language, it will be nonsensical as if Jabberwocky wrote it.
If you take a step back and look at the form and structure and forget a little of what you think you know then you might understand how the narrative flows. And if you dig a little deeper, you might find a few Easter eggs for further contemplation.
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