Nice! And true in a certain sense. On the other hand,
"How buildings learn: what happens after they're
built" by Stewart Brand provides another perspective
on the wall once it's built. marie
--- David Preiss <davidpreiss@puc.cl> wrote:
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> Scaffolding
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> by Seamus Heaney
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> Masons, when they start upon a building,
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> Are careful to test out the scaffolding;
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> Make sure that planks won't slip at busy points,
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> Secure all ladders, tighten bolted joints.
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> And yet all this comes down when the job's done
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> Showing off walls of sure and solid stone.
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> So if, my dear, there sometimes seem to be
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> Old bridges breaking between you and me
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> Never fear. We may let the scaffolds fall
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> Confident that we have built our wall.
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> David Preiss
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Marie Judson
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Communication
UCSD, Mailcode 0503
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mjudson@ucsd.edu
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