Douglas Luman

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September 8, 1980

Question: what is a silhouette, but an illusion taken at a slow tempo. How palpable it feels when time—an empty vessel—no longer fills itself.

You question that silhouette. You speak at a slow tempo. You ask how urgently and gently are synonyms. Their music is as familiar as your own shadow. Ask: is there a word for this slow tempo.

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