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Peeling the layers |
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to expose the facts |
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was like spraying |
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and ancient painting |
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with ammonia |
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Faces melted, |
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colours turned pale, |
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shapes lost their vivacity |
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and essences faded |
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to distracted blurs |
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Now the canvas is all white |
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and my hands are unsoiled |
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Still all reasons seems replaced |
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By the false notion of a lucid portrait |
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Yet again, the savage remains |
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This empty work of art still gains a crowd |
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The blind eagerly discuss |
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the liveliness of its colours |
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and the deaf insist |
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it's accompanied by quiet chants |
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The painter, |
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a highly praised |
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but anonymous deity, |
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lurks in the periphery of the exhibition |
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amused by the fuzz he is causing, |
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despite his many flaws |
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The canvas is all white |
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and my hands are unsoiled |
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Still all reasons seems replaced |
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By the false notion of a lucid portrait |