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restraints,
not only the unrestrained ones, even death knuckles down, and the sky-farers, gods and demons, have to accept defeat.
Today the kiln is being observed cursorily now. In the proper time, without delay
the pitcher has to be placed in the kiln; therefore the kiln is being made neat and clean.
270 Silent Soil
In the lower portion of the kiln big crookedly knotted sticks of acacia tree
are arranged one upon another and are supported with
red-yellow skinned neem sticks. Quickly inflammable cedar sticks are placed in between,
and slowly burning smooth
tamarind sticks
are erected around the sides of the kiln.
In the center
there is arranged the cluster of pitchers.
On behalf of all the sticks,
the acacia stick shows her last agony
with choked throat to the potter,
and, her sorrowful countenance dares to say
this:
