“Out of nowhere they come like embers suddenly aflame
With living reach
Spiral infinity
Being. Yes. Out of nowhere they come from the no point.”

— Sun Ra

"The No Point", p. 256
Sun Ra : The Immeasurable Equation (2005)

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American jazz composer and bandleader 1914–1993

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