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military

Band

metal brought among men:

passage of mortal breath shaped by ideal curves into a form with an ending:

pulse for the destined dead:

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Restored detail of “‘Elmira Cornet Band,’ Thirty-third Regiment, of the New York State Volunteers, July 1861.” Civil War Negatives and Related Prints Collection, Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2013648631/

November 24, 2019May 19, 2020 jonathanmorse
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Dear Leader

May 28, 2017May 16, 2018 jonathanmorse
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