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Oct 2012
From time to time
attempts are made
to obliterate
what has been written before
and inscribe something
completely new
but the ur-writing
always shows through
and there we read
two inerasable
though condradictory truths
economic imperitive
and the hearts affections
Palimpsest
1: writing material (as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased.
2: something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.

ur-writing:
The shape of the number resembles some of the letters used in arabic and ancient languages that are not found in english
Eileen Prunster
Written by
Eileen Prunster  Tasmania
(Tasmania)   
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