There comes a time when the story turns into twenty br different stories and soon after that he academy of shadows br retreats to the cave of a solitary boy in a thriving br br metropolis where no one remembers the original story br whic is, of course, a sign of its great success: to be forgotten br implies you were once known, and that is something we br br can prize more than the gesture greater than the achievement: br but I wander from the main point: the main point is one br among many fine dots so fine you need a microscope to see them br br but then they multiply like germs: the work of the deepest cells br is ergonomically incorrect, but effective nevertheless, like br my footprints in the snow leading to you, wou would be my father br br if this were a dream and I on the verge of waking up somewhere br other than home: but the hours remain ours, though they br were gone almost as soon as they arrived, hat and coat in hand. br br br br br [Glare is a book of poetry by A. R. Ammons.