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| His cry went on through the final image: the spots of raw bright blood on the earth. Blood on the excrement. The supreme moment, high above the desert, when the two elements, blood and excrement, long kept apart, merge. A black star appears, a point of darkness in the night sky's clarity. Point of darkness and gateway to repose. Reach out and pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose. | |
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About the Author
The Authorized Paul Bowles web site
Cross-References
Paul Bowles was the home guru for the many writers who visited and lived in Morocco, including William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac |