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Tonnus Oosterhoff

in the jellyfish the sea calls

O, calls the sea in the jellyfish.
The sea in the jellyfish calls o
       o
              o
The floating mouth shapes itself
for the infinitive o, o, call-drinks o.
Who or what does not have the idea
of freeing itself is here
         here
                  here
here here and here not knowable.

in de kwal roept de zee

in de kwal roept de zee

O, roept de zee in de kwal.
De zee in de kwal roept o
        o
                o
De zwevende mond legt zich aan
om de infinitief, o, o, roepdrinkt o.
Wie of wat niet op de gedachte komt
zich te bevrijden is hier
        hier
              hier
hier hier en hier niet te weten.
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in the jellyfish the sea calls

O, calls the sea in the jellyfish.
The sea in the jellyfish calls o
       o
              o
The floating mouth shapes itself
for the infinitive o, o, call-drinks o.
Who or what does not have the idea
of freeing itself is here
         here
                  here
here here and here not knowable.

in the jellyfish the sea calls

O, calls the sea in the jellyfish.
The sea in the jellyfish calls o
       o
              o
The floating mouth shapes itself
for the infinitive o, o, call-drinks o.
Who or what does not have the idea
of freeing itself is here
         here
                  here
here here and here not knowable.
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