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To: Volsi Mimir who wrote (1691)	4/2/1999 1:58:00 PM
From: Volsi Mimir	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2095

TO VICTOR HUGO OF MY CROW PLUTO Marianne Moore "Even when the bird is walking we know that it has wings." --Victor Hugo Of: my crow Pluto, the true Plato azzurro- negro...................... [blue-black] green-blue rainbow- Victor Hugo it is true we know that the crow "has wings," how- ever pigeon-toe- inturned on grass. We do. (adagio) Vivo- rosso..........................[lively] "corvo," although con dizio- nario..........................[with dictionary] io parlo Italiano- this pseudo Esperanto which, savio ucello.........................[knowing bird] you speak too-- my vow and motto (botto e totto) io giuro.......................[(vow and motto),i swear] é questo credo:.........................[is this credo] lucro é peso morto...................[profit is a dead weight] And so dear crow-- gioiéllo mio............................[my jewel] I have to let you go; a bel bosco....................[to lovely woods] generoso, tuttuto vagabondo,.....................[complete gypsy] serafino uvaceo.........................[grape-black seraph] Sunto,.........................[in short] oltremarino verecondo......................[modest] Plato, addio. [translation provided by Marianne Moore: "Impromtu equivalents for esparanto madeinusa (Made in USA) for those who might not resent them."] ---==--- Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters. ---==--- Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. ---==--- Loving is half of believing. Victor Hugo The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human.