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Accidents

From the April 2012 Print Edition

On the verge of the unthinkable, the iceberg turns unsinkable to the hull. The buoying force of water reverses pull the precise moment we’re short a few lifeboats to get home in. On contact, the accident doesn’t change, claims Thomas Aquinas; it’s a shift in substance as when sipped . . . . Continue Reading »