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William Blake

Does the Eagle know what is in the pit?

Or wilt thou go ask the Mole:

Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod?

Or Love in a golden bowl?

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noun

One who, or that which, accelerates.

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Operator.

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John Ashbery·1927–2017·surrealism
rom a Pay telephone—to call a telephone you cannot dial yourself place the call with theOperator as follows: To call a telephone included in the table at the top of page 2, dial ‘‘Operator’’ (zero).(From a non-dial pay telephone give the call to your local Operator.) To call other places, dial 211. (From a non-dial pay telephone, ask for Long Distance.) Tell the Operator the name of the city and the telephone number you want. If you do not know thenumber, give the Operator the name and address the telephone is listed under and tell her you will talk with anyone who answers.