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Pegasus


Featured Poem
Rule
Natural Selection
by Alan Shapiro

proceeds by chance
and necessity
 
becomes nonrandom
through randomness
 
builds complexity
from simplicity
 
nurtures consciousness
unconsciously
 
evolves purposelessly
creatures who demand
 
purpose
and discover
 
natural selection

 
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