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Artist: Wire
Canonical path: /wire/map-ref-41-n-93-w
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Map Ref. 41º N 93º W
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Map Ref. 41º N 93º W
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An unseen ruler defines with geometry
An unrulable expanse of geography
An aerial photographer over-exposed
To the cartologist's 2d images knows
The areas where the water flowed
So petrified, the landscape grows
Straining eyes try to understand
The works, incessantly in hand
The carving and paring of the land
The quarter square, the graph divides
Beneath the rule a country hides
Chorus
Interrupting my train of thought
Lines of longitude and latitude
Define and refine my altitude
Interrupting my train of thought
Lines of longitude and latitude
Define and refine my altitude
The curtain's undrawn
Harness fitted, no escape
Common and peaceful, duck, flat, lowland
Landscape, canal, canard, water coloured
Crystal palaces for floral kings
A well-known waving span of wings
Witness the sinking of the sun
A deep breath of submission has begun
Interrupting my train of thought
Lines of longitude and latitude
Define and refine my altitude
Interrupting my train of thought
Lines of longitude and latitude
Define and refine my altitude
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