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Disrmination ofthe right core Discs test minds have ald you weigh shadows ad soances nd opal1246 J Mamita Boxven (Ow Benne Younes Woman—an Coconze 1247 Aitorences before t catalogues. The kind chey have taught you all of your Iie woe bes hat ook clear past goperalizaion aul pat penance {Tsscc to lg down tothe eal eat of mater That cass sie ap su An ascendancy of wisdom. An calculable hoard of witdom in all elds, ‘nal ngs collected am il qarers of many. “Astupendaus mass of things Inar)conclasony daw From primary inference, as Daniel did the spice Thing reat" So, to, the Grea. Things ‘Why cant they then perecve that deze es dfeence inthe glance from ‘a the Rows. a paofyes thaloo, milly dal ot'white lade" end those tater ‘analy and pereptieh ane of ditions ae onl women who Pap pent bowhne? “Wy do he se cole woman nly ab rss collin of dss ll suneuntoled, vac fot Apile an the Quasimodo" th ed ‘necininaton? “Wy anes you ak in staccato gush as seashell unless you “hump pune you cover to yrds gute when Ja laughs Jour tte nsw let colors impo primes sod re impose {lathes are yo afeminine Caliban raving pas for i= “an empty intton af am empty vitaion: Arima shar: copycat A tallow reeche Aft afm A feck of teases of pei? Trerythingyu ouch tae now ree lsh of a unepe persimon: ‘Do you need ob tl wha that els ==? id ideas, fundamental seer worm-eaten, outgrown, worthless, bit tet Se forthe scrap houp af Wied “Wh you had howz sng ad praccl ha tared ett be a ak lection of ae fer theo iF hey hae not dace howto ue their accumulation offs they are ces fo youn Theis wold vey pr of you becomes ite. ] Burin Heavens nnn, donot grow iter Be bigger tha they are ‘exhort te endo have neve bat rw beaten J Co ‘iho have mover he ety puted dogged onerthere—deaing bled Ih pid your oy whe hn ede. On ot bed ‘whet the skin shinnest and tenderes. "You long to eaplode and un eveshing white endl unten. Bi Jou Kno hat you cana lie wt chip on your shoulder even you cay ‘Rtnope ssl around yous cper—thout gong steely and rie a Toning the sofines that ake yo a woman ; ot chipe make you bend ys body to balance them. And once yo bend ou ese our pls sour balance nd the chip gt ito you. Thea 0s Xe ge i e And many thing h you can os ‘kad you know beng soma, om ave ogo bout it ges and quietly to nd ut and fo discover se whats wrong, Just what canbe dove. "You se lal that chey have acqued things Money sone), Money to bud with, mancy co destoy, Money to ew so: Mongo drone. ‘Sn you wonder and wander ehy they have not lsinesed how shale fy and Sully, Wisdom, stored up for them ike the honey for the od on Olympie “since te unkown. “You worder ad you wonder ntl you wander out ito Infinity, where— fie be found snybere-—Trath cally ens {ise Gees hn poseson, ere Ty et ot eae hey did ot The Romans owned more than anyone else. Trampled under the heel of Yandals and Chviiaaion, because they Would aot understand Creeks Did not understand ming, Would not understand They." Wil not understand __ Soon find they have shut Wiadom up wid ave Forgoten to ind he key that wl ether ot, They have tapped, tammeled,leshed het themsces ‘nth hews and thongs and theories. They have ransacked se and cath and {irc bing every revue to her. But abe sus and wll ot work foreword ‘eh awhitsh hue because thas subbed her twin siste, Understanding “You see clealy—ofl there = Infinity Understanding. Standing lone, ‘iting for someone oeeally wan er _ bhi Trou thr at yo snc at er and ely eg her 7 S0—being « woman—you can wat “You must st qui without «chip. Not sdden—and weighted a your "wee cat inthe iron of your ao Not wasting strength in eoervatng stares aso hundred years of bonds and whips had sey tecked you = But quiet quit. Like Buddha-wo baw Hie am—sot entirely aease, iy sure of isl reioness and lnowing.s thousand yar before ie white man knew thre was 19 very mich diference beoween fee vient. Sill "Perhaps Buddha isa women” ‘So yx to. Stil quit witha smile, esr light, tthe yes that Life ow int and not by You. And you can gather, ait pase, the eseences overtones, the lint, tho shadows: denw understanding to yours. ‘And then you ean, when Time Is rpe soup to yur feta your full jht—ot a singe gtr, Heady to go where? Why. Wherever God motions. ge al sent lath ares oat eae: Catan and Ae