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When I pronounce the word Future,

I destroy it.
the first syllable already belongs to the past.
the first syllable already belongs to the past.
When I pronounce the word Silence,
When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.
I destroy it.
When I pronounce the word Nothing,
When I pronounce the word Nothing,
I make something no non-being can hold. —Wisława Szymborska, translated by Clare Cavanagh
I make something no non-being can hold.
—Wisława Szymborska, translated by Clare Cavanagh

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