I have always been attracted to apostrophe, perhaps because of its resemblance to prayer. A voice reaches out to something beyond itself that cannot answer it. I find that moving in part because it enacts what is true of all address and communication on some level - it cannot fully be heard, understood, or answered.

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Address Always Answer Answered Attracted Because Been Beyond Cannot Communication Find Fully Heard Itself Level Moving Out Part Perhaps Prayer Resemblance Some Something True Understood Voice

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