"You opened your eyes -I saw my darkness live. I see through it down to the bed; there too it is mine and lives."
— Paul Celan

January 1, 1970

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"From Darkness to Darkness," in: Donald Wesling, ‎Tadeusz Sławek (1995). Literary Voice: The Calling of Jonah. p. 54