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,AU?OR 3 ,R5ZO ,NOVATORE 

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,TO 0! ,GOLI>D0.<#a.> ( ,UMANITA ,NOVA.<#b.> 

0,I /RIKE Y\ )\T ANG] OR HATR$1 LIKE A BUT*]1 LIKE ,MOSES /RUCK ! ROCK60 

-- ,*>LES ,BAUDELAIRE 

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,OH1 GOOD 0,GOLI>D01 COME -- COME TO ME6 

,COME & LI/5 TO ! SUBLIME V]SES ( MY P]V]SE1 CURS$ LYRE4 ,COME & LI/5 TO ! LAU<T] ( MY MELAN*OLY444 

,:AT >E Y\ AFRAID (8 ,:AT >E Y\ AFRAID ( 8 

,C\LD Y\ BE AFRAID ( ! LIVID1 YELL[ FIRES ( MY SULFUR\S HELLS8 

,C\LD Y\ BE AFRAID ( ! MY/]I\S W9DS ( MY SYMBOLIC PEAKS8 

,DON'T Y\ UND]/& ME8 

0,C\LDN'T ,I BE A FALSE *ORD 9 ! DIV9E SYMPHONY1 ?ANKS TO ! CONSUM+ IRONY ?AT %AKES & BITES ME80 

,BUT Y\1 :O >E Y\8 

,C\LD Y\ BE SOME SPECTACL$ PR(ESSOR :O /ILL HAS OLD POLEMICAL-!ORETICAL ACC\NTS TO SETTLE ) ME8 

,BUT LET IT GO1 OH ,GOLI>D1 LET GO ( ANCI5T REGRETS & OLD TORM5TS ?AT TR\BLE Y\R HE>T4 ,TODAY IS MY SPIRITUAL ,EA/] FEA/1 MY TABLE IS SET444 

,SO COME -- OH ,GOLI>D -- TO MY TABLE1 DR9K & BE QUIET6 

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,I AM A 0WELL ( TRU?1 BLACK & %9+1 :]E ! LIVID />1 ! IRONIC1 HELLI% BEACON1 ! TOR* ( SATANIC *>M1 SOLE GLORY & COM=T -- ! AW>5ESS 9 EVIL -- FLICK]S60 

,BUT Y\ -- :O >E Y\8 

0,LUCKY = !M1 ! WORK]S DON'T KN[ ,BAUDELAIRE40 ,:AT DID Y\ SAY8 ,IS ?AT H[ IT IS1 TRUE ,GOLI>D8 0,LONG LIVE IGNORANCE & ,AN>*Y4 ,DEA? TO 9TELLECTUALITY1 ,?\<T & ,>T40 ,IS ?IS :AT Y\ MEAN1 TRUE ,GOLI>D8 

,BUT DOESN'T 0,GOLI>D0 SIGNIFY ! REBELLI\S & DISSOLUTE /UD5T ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES8 

,AH1 POOR1 GROTESQUE P>ODY6 

,OH6 PITY444 PITY6 

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,C]TA9 ?AT ! GOOD ,UMANITA ,NOVA WILL ABSOLVE & ?AT ! ,SACR$ ,VE/AL ,VIRG9 -- ( :OM Y\ >E ! ZEAL\S PRIE/ -- WILL P>DON Y\1 ,I -- ! 0P]V]SE0 & 0CURS$0 POET -- 9VITE Y\ 9TO MY SAD1 MELAN*OLY OASIS :]E UNKN[N SPR+S GU% COOLLY4 

,OH6 ,COME1 COME6 

,MY DEMON SLEEPS TOO MU* TODAY & SO DO MY PURE ,FURIES4.<#c.> 

,COME1 COME444 

,I WILL %[ Y\ ! PURE/ FL[]S ( EVIL 9 ! HUMAN G>D5 ( MY HE>T1 UND] ! FRUITFUL SUN ( MY TORM5T$ S\L4 ,!Y >E FL[]S ( PITY & SORR[1 !Y >E ROSES ( BLOOD & LOVE1 !Y >E %UDD]S & TE>S4 

,TE>S ( FLE% & %UDD]S ( ! IDEAL -- MUSIC ( URG5T LIFE1 FLI<TS ( SPIRITUALITY444 

,OH1 COME1 COME444 

,TODAY1 9 MY HELL1 !RE IS ,P>ADISE -- COME1 OH ,GOLI>D1 IT IS TIME6 

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,H]E IS ! 0DAMN$ ,WOMAN0 :OSE SORR[FUL BEAUTY ,I >TI/ICALLY -- AN>*ICALLY1 HUMANELY1 S5SITIVELY -- SANG1 :OSE TORTUR$ M9D ,I RAIS$ -- 9 SONG4 ,LOOK AT H]1 LOOK AT H]4 ,DO Y\ SEE H]1 OH ,GOLI>D8 

,DO Y\ HE> H]8 

,LOOK6 ,!RE >E ! ONES 0LAID ON ! S&1 LIKE A ?\<TFUL H]D1 :O TURN !IR EYES T[>D ! M\NTA9\S HORIZON10 & O!RS >E 0DEEP 9 ! WOODS /AMM]+ ! LOVES ( TIMID *ILDHOOD40 ,DO Y\ SEE !M8 

,WAT*1 OH ,GOLI>D1 AS !Y 0WALK ?R\< ROCKS FULL ( PHANTASMS60 ,?AT IS :]E ,SA9T ,AN?ONY SAW ! BLU%+ NAK$ BREA/S ( HIS TEMPTATION RISE LIKE LAVA444 

,& !N !RE >E ?OSE ) 0H[L+ FEV]S0 :O CALL ON ,BAC*US TO DR[N !IR REGRETS1 & O!RS :O 0HIDE A HORSE:IP UND] !IR DRESSES0 TO !N -- 9 ! D>K =E/ & ON SOLIT>Y NI<TS -- 0MIX ! FRO? ( PLEASURE ) !IR TE>S & TORM5TS40 ,& ,I -- OH1 ,GOLI>D ( ,UMANITA ,NOVA1 :O TRI$ TO MAKE UNCONSCI\S MOCK]Y & IRONY AB\T :AT ,I WROTE ?AT Y\ C\LDN'T UND]/& -- ,I WANT$ TO S+ ( ONE ( !SE 0DAMN$ WOM50 -- ALL WOM5 >E1 9 ?IS S5SE1 MORE OR LESS 0DAMN$0 -- ONE ( ?OSE :O1 LIKE ! POET1 IS ABLE TO SAY1 0,SKIES1 LAC]AT$ LIKE SEAHORES1 MY PRIDE IS REFLECT$ 9 Y\4 

0,Y\R VA/ CL\DS1 9 M\RN+1 >E ! FUN]AL C>S ( MY DREAMS1 & Y\R GLIMM]+S >E ! REFLECTIONS ( ! ,HELL 9 :I* MY HE>T REVELS40 

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,*>LES ,BAUDELAIRE1 ! MAN :O -- 0LUCKY = !M0 -- 0! WORK]S DON'T KN[40 ,! M>VEL\S POET :O1 )\T ! TREASURY ( ! ,U4,A4,I4 9 HIS POCKET1 WAS ABLE TO GET 9TOXICAT$ ) ! MO/ EXQUISITE -- EV5 ?\< DANG]\S -- DEEP1 LUM9\S1 REF9$ S5SATIONS4 ,! S+UL> G5IUS :OSE 0MY/]I\SLY HALF-OP5$ LIPS SEEM$ TO GU>D S>CA/IC SECRETS40 ,! /RANGE1 CURS$1 GOD-LIKE POET :O HAD NO HORROR ( B5D+ D[N 9 ! MUD TO HUMANELY GA!R ! ,FL[]S ( ,EVIL & SUBLIMATE !M ?R\< ! TRAGIC GL[ ( HIS ,>T1 SO ?AT HE SANG ?OSE 0DAMN$ WOM50 OV] ! TREMUL\S B[ ( HIS MAGICAL LYRE4 

0,OH VIRG9S1 OH DEMONS1 OH MON/]S1 OH M>TYRS1 GREAT SPIRITS1 CONTEMPTU\S ( REALITY1 ?IR/Y ! 9F9ITE1 DEVOTEES & BAC*ANTES1 N[ FULL ( H[LS & TE>S1 Y\1 :O MY SPIRIT HAS FOLL[$ 9TO Y\R HELL1 POOR SI/]S1 ,I LOVE Y\ AS ,I SYMPA?IZE ) Y\1 ) Y\R D>K PA91 ) Y\R UNSATISFI$ ?IR/ & ! URNS ( LOVE ?AT FILL Y\R GREAT HE>TS60 

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,& ,I TOO -- LIKE ,BAUDELAIRE -- ON ( ! GREAT DEAD ONES :OM ,I SECRETLY LOVE -- ,I DESIR$ -- 9 ! COLUMNS ( ?IS PAP] ( \RS -- ?AT IS GUILTY ( BE+ CALL$ ,PROLET>IO -- TO S+ -- HUMANELY & AN>*ICALLY -- ! TRAG$Y1 ! TE>S1 ! LAU<T]1 ! CRY+1 ! SORR[1 ! TORM5T1 ! GOOD1 ! EVIL1 ! S9 & ! HOPE ( ONE ( !SE WOM5 SO ?AT AN>*I/S WILL KN[ ?AT1 AMONG US1 NOT EV]YONE IS WILL+ TO ?R[ MUD & %IT ON ?OSE :O1 ?R\< AN EXCESSIVE ?IR/ = ! 9F9ITE1 HAVE FALL5 HEADLONG 9TO ! ABYSS ) !IR EYES FIX$ ON ! SKY & !IR M9DS 9TOXICAT$ BY ! />S4 

,& ,I HAVE WRITT5 ?IS ALL ) A P5 ?AT IS MY [N1 ) A LANGUAGE ?AT IS MY [N1 ) A /YLE ?AT IS ORIG9AL1 ?AT IS MY [N1 & ?AT NO GOLI>DIC -- POORLY GOLI>DIC -- IRONY C\LD P]SUADE ME TO *ANGE BY TURN+ FROM MY PA?4 

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,SOME COMRADE -- WRIT+ PRIVATELY TO ANO!R COMRADE -- ONCE *>ACT]IZ$ ,R5ZO ,NOVATORE AS 0,AN>*Y'S ,GUIDO DA ,V]ONA40.<#d.> 

,)\T PAUS+ TO REFUTE ! ACCUSATION1 ,I WILL SAY TO Y\1 AS ,GUIDO DA ,V]ONA HAD TO SAY TO HIS CRITICS3 0,SAY :AT Y\ WILL AB\T ME1 ,I WILL ALWAYS GIVE Y\ FRAGRANT ROSES444 EV5 IF BORN 9 SORR[1 EV5 IF G]M9AT$ 9 TE>S40 

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,TODAY1 MY AN>*I/ HE>T IS FULL ( 9F9ITE K9DNESS4 ,MY W+$ M9D W&]S R\ND & R\ND ?R\< ! SKY ( ! IDEA4 

,MY FREE SPIRIT DANCES M]RILY 9 ! SAD OASIS ( MY SOLITUDE -- :]E MY MY/]I\S MELAN*OLY S+S4 

,COME1 OH ,GOLI>D -- COME6 

,TODAY MY DEMON IS SLEEP+1 AS >E MY ,FURIES444 

,COME DR9K AT ! UNKN[N1 VIRG9 SPR+S ( MY 9F9ITE PITY444 

,TOMORR[1 ! SATANIC CREATURES ( MY VOLCANIC HELL C\LD AWAK51 & ,I C\LD BE FURI\S444 

,Y\ KN[8 ,I AM A /RANGE1 MANY-SID$ MAN4 

  

.<#a.> ,A ,GOLI>D WAS A W&]+ CL]ICAL /UD5T 9 M$IEVAL ,EUROPE DISPOS$ TO CONVIVIALITY1 LIC5SE1 & ! MAK+ ( RIBALD & SATIRICAL ,LAT9 SONGS4 

.<#b.> ,! PAP] ( ! ,ITALIAN ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION4 ,I BELIEVE IT IS /ILL BE+ PUBLI%$ & HAS G5]ALLY FOLL[$ A ,MALATE/AN L9E 

.<#c.> ,A REF]5CE TO ! ,]9YES OR ,FURIES ( ANCI5T ,GREEK MY?OLOGY1 D>K1 PRIMAL GODDESSES ( V5GEANCE4 

.<#d.> ,GUIDO DA ,V]ONA 7#a#h#h#a-#a#i#c#i7 WAS A POET & ]OTIC NOVELI/ :O EV5TUALLY GOT 9TO TR\BLE ) ! FASCI/ AU?ORITIES = HIS WRIT+S & COMMITT$ SUICIDE TO ESCAPE DEA? AT !IR H&S4 

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