No it’s murder, said another.

I think people don’t care because it’s only animals dying, said Miriam.

a life spent making marks was what she had been doing she wondered if this too was a way of ruining everything

At least Art isn’t gashing the precious underbelly of the planet, said one mom.

The birds have nowhere to set down, said another.

Look how poignant that sounds, someone smirked.

it’s hard to break the language machine

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Marking. Marking time. The poet Leslie Scalapino died.

Meanwhile oil unstoppably pouring into the blue-green.

either/or animal: pathos pathos pathos