Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE MAGNETIC FIELDS: FACTORY, by ANDRE BRETON


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First Line: The great legend of the railways and reservoirs
Last Line: Maliciously with the star of enlistment
Subject(s): Dadaism; Factories


The great legend of the railways and reservoirs, the weariness of carriage animals, easily affect
the hearts of certain men. Here are some who have had experience of driving-belts: regular
breathing has become a thing of the past for them. I can say without fear of contradiction that
industrial accidents are more seemly than prudent mar-riages. It can however happen that the boss's
daughter crosses the courtyard.
It is easier to get rid of a grease-stain than a dead leaf; at least one's hand does not tremble.
Equidistant from the workshops for manufacture and those for decoration the prism of supervision
plays maliciously with the star of enlistment.






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