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8/12/2019 Professor Dobrowski's Fingers

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PROFESSOR

DOBROWSKIS FINGERS

Michael Blackburn


2/28

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3/28

G/P IN .'E W/**

there8s a (a in the hi(h 0all

that8s ruin)us an! tra(icalbuilt in a !rea1 that8s l)st

in s)1e 4ict)r& )f the f)resta (ate0a& f)r the faun


4/28

DO WE B+I*D

!) 0e buil! these h)1es

)ut )f sirit stuff9in the 1)rnin( irresistiblen) )ne c)1es !)0n

t) )en the lettersin streets a0a& fr)1 traffic

cal1 an! celestial it see1sthe 0)rk )f sirit han!s

i1erfectl& kn)0n

the (rass is s1))th an! 0ar1a (l)0in( an! insubstantial thin(at t0ili(ht I 0alk the !ark 4ale

the u1bra(e)us 0hitec)untr& r)a!s 0herearents 1)4e !ark6cl)the!, silent

n) breath )f 0in!the )0ls are :uiet

the air is full )f the scent)f h)ll& fl)0er an! the s)un!

)f a little strea1a1)n( the lea4es


5/28

+ .O D;S

t)ia, the t))s

is a lace he asks ab)utis it a c)untr&9then talks ab)ut

the )nline (a1e fr)1 0hichhe 1a& (et banne!

sliin( easil&fr)1 u t) !&st)ia


6/28

*E/F

then it arri4e!

issue )f the 1in!leaf shake


7/28

S+RF/E

I turne! a0a& an! l))ke!

at the cherr& tree an! the l)n( (ar!enthe l)n( (ar!en in the rainI 0ent int) 1& sh) an! )ene! a b))k

a s1all black si!er ran


8/28

EMPIRE ON .=

(i4e us less )f &)ur c&clin(

ar)un! R)1e an! 1)re)f th)se inscriti)nsI 0as a ())! 1an, a l)4er

)f the ))r, a free! sla4est) a 0hile, tra4eller

an! re(ar! 1& t)1bthe& ca1e fr)1 Pann)nia

fr)1 /frica an! the far Ger1an n)rth

t) be R)1ansan! n) l)n(er Pann)nians,/fricans )r n)rtherners


9/28

=/*ID

4ali! st)r1 shis

)n an e:uable sea


10/28

;E**OW

fresh lea4es )f i4&

as &ell)0 as fl)0ers


11/28

P+NIS'

the&8re tellin( the )l! st)ries a(ain

e7cet the e1er)r !i! ha4e cl)thesan! the b)& 0as l&in(an! 0)ul! ha4e t) be unishe!


12/28

/R. E>+/.ION

I 0alke! in /4ebur& fiel!

st)nes atterne! 0ith 1iracul)uslichen black an! )ran(ein the (iant sha!)0

)f a (reen &ra1i!t) 1& ri(ht a he!(e

0here tru1ets)f 0hite c)n4)l4ulus

t0ist their sirals

that f)ll)0 the sunthere8s an art that c)ul! s)l4ethis e:uati)n


13/28

R/=EN

the ra4en is 0ith)ut it&

he 0ears a cl)ak )f black


14/28

PROFESSOR DOBROWSKIS FINGERS

Pr)fess)r D)br)0skis fin(ers

1a!e n) 1istakes u)n the ke&sn)t in ?une, ?ul& )r Dece1ber


15/28

*IKE /N O*D DOG

a(ain it aears

s)ftl& as an )l! !)(0h) nu


16/28

S/D 'OME MO=IE

1)ther tries )ut

her ne0 4acuu1 cleanerits her East Ger1an Pe)les=acuu1 leaner


17/28

.'EIR /BSO*+.ION

the& 0ere ar!)ne! 0ith (unfire

the& 0ent back t) 0)rkhackin( the c)al )ut )f the fr)


18/28

.'E +NIORNS

it8s the unic)rns, stui!

sai! .he Dark Interreter


19/28

D/RK 'E/R.

he set fire

t) his 1in!burne! e4er&thin( !)0nthe 0h)le tene1ent

)f his 1e1)r&the ulti1ate re!ucti)n

t) 1ental carb)n@!ark heartA he sai!

@1eans n)thin(A


20/28

SOR'ED FIE*D

0e ca1e u)n hi1

in a sc)rche! fiel!(i4in( ser1)ns t) 0)r1san! seeches t) beetles

his heres& 0as t) talk)f the future

an! 0e ha! t) kill hi1


21/28

.OO M/N; .IGERS

t)) 1an& ti(ers

0hich are thin(s )f beaut&0ith shar teeth


22/28

DIE.ERS DOORS

like Dieter

I )en a !))r then cl)se itbef)re I )en it a(ainthe !))r I l)4e the 1)st

is the )ne thats al0a&s aar


23/28

S./R POD

as if I ha! fallen

fr)1 a star )!)nt) a street in =ietna1the chicken cluck

tin( tan( lan(ua(e(as fires un!er rice

an! Ci) li(hters1a!e fr)1 the skin

)f crashe! ets


24/28

ON .'E *IPS OF 'IS MIS.RESS

the kin( lies a0ake

)0ls in the !arkness )f the 0))!are be&)n! his la0sf)rei(n ar1ies 1arch

)n the lis )f his 1istress


25/28

/PP/**ED

at the be(innin( )f 0inter

the 1an in a black suitstan!s aalle!b& f)ur )lars

in a (re& lan!scaein a flat c)untr&

an! still I !)nt kn)0 0h&he h)l!s his han!

acr)ss his face


26/28

D/NE, */ '+NG/, D/NE

&)ur han!s, &)ur fin(ers

hel! u in 1&steri)us si(nals&)ur ar1its sha4e!*a hun(a, !ance, !ance f)r us n)0

as &)u !ance! first )f allf)r &)ur e)le in the ca4e6!0ellin(s

)f Sacr)6M)nte!ance &)ur lasci4i)us !ance

f)r )ur t)) t)) ci4ilise! e&es

snake fr)1 the =e!as!ance


27/28

/N/.O*E BE/ME IRR/.ION/*

)bsesse! b& the en! )f the 0)rl!

/nat)le beca1e irrati)nal


28/28

GEESE ON .'E MO=E

the (eese are )n the 1)4e

hi(h u hea!in(n)rth b& n)rth0est)4er treet)s

)4er burstin( strea1s

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