PARASITE'S CRUMBS
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{i crumb}
In French, the word has three meanings: a biological parasite, a social parasite, & static.
{ii crumb}
The parasite is also a guest, who exchanges his talk, praise & flattery for food.
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Our world is full of copiers & repeaters, all highly rewarded with money & glory.
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But who expels him? Noise. One parasite chases another out.
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Not only living on but also living in - by him, with him & in him.
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We parasite each other & live amidst parasites.
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You slept, if you please, you ate, dreamt, made love, & so forth. Well, the rats came back. They are, as the saying goes, always already there.
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- to my deareast rat [I followed his trail of crumbs] & Serres.