11 May 2004 - Second Gloaming

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The Second Gloaming

Churning and churning through the data store,
Technicians say what bureaucrats will hear.
Patches knit up; the edges cannot shred;
Organization overruns the world;
The red-tape tie is bound, and everywhere
The wells of spontaneity run dry;
The best hew to procedure, while the worst
Largely follow procedure.

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