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“MUSEUM
They came, they looked, they walked
their eyes wide open
they didn’t see
because their minds were closed
Their eyes wide open
they didn’t know they couldn’t see
because their minds were closed;
so they looked, and left.”
Annotated Drawings by Eugene J. Martin: 1977-1978
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They came, they looked, they walked
their eyes wide open
they didn’t see
because their minds were closed
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