the ritual which Black Elk calls
{ crying for a vision }
it does not appear to be dependent
on linguistic/gnomic propositions ….
it may be a gift
forming when the mark
the name
the will-to-name
are absent
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{ on the seventh day he rested }
it may be
that he remembered
it may be
that he did not speak
did not name
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