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fixed expectation

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created from a page of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”. The page has been pasted onto a black background. The majority of the original text has been covered in a white page that was stapled on top of the page of "Frankenstein", with a few strategic cutouts that reveal select words and phrases, creating a new poetic message against the black background.

By Anonymous

fixed expectation

refuse to
concede.
narrate
rage
refuse

Shall I create

tear me to pieces and tell me why

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