| Jaundiced nova
| Nova ictericia
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| I perceived
| percibí
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| for the first time
| por primera vez
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| a trillion entrances
| un billón de entradas
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| a trillion exits
| un billón de salidas
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| all sacred euphonies
| todas las eufonias sagradas
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| of chemical consequence
| de consecuencia química
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| I was somnambulant
| yo era sonámbulo
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| I caught the gust of
| Atrapé la ráfaga de
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| matters dark antithesis
| importa la antítesis oscura
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| and charted courses
| y cursos marcados
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| I watched worlds torn,
| Vi mundos desgarrados,
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| stars extend infernal arms
| estrellas extienden brazos infernales
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| and hollow mouths devour
| y las bocas huecas devoran
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| galactic calories
| calorías galácticas
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| I found this orb
| Encontré este orbe
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| aqua marine entrancing
| agua marina fascinante
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| fell deeply in love
| se enamoró profundamente
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| with the paradigm of life
| con el paradigma de la vida
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| to my horror
| para mi horror
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| those dealt its hand
| aquellos repartieron su mano
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| seemed wholly devoted
| parecía totalmente devoto
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| to its demise
| a su desaparición
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| this gift I prized
| este regalo que valoré
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| to know it was harboured
| saber que estaba albergado
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| amongst diminished forms
| entre formas disminuidas
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| whose love was death
| cuyo amor era la muerte
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| I was Enkidu
| yo era Enkidu
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| made of lifeless clay
| hecho de arcilla sin vida
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| I swayed Gilgamesh
| Yo balanceé a Gilgamesh
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| of arrogance
| de la arrogancia
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| I broached conversations
| abordé conversaciones
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| with hirsute philosophers
| con filósofos hirsutos
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| in Athenian corridors
| en los corredores atenienses
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| for want of their reasoning
| por falta de su razonamiento
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| to glean a notion of regret
| para recoger una noción de arrepentimiento
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| yet I saw through epidermis
| sin embargo, vi a través de la epidermis
|
| glimpsed the craving
| vislumbró el antojo
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| of lustful supplication
| de súplica lujuriosa
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| I sought Alexandria
| Busqué Alejandría
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| its scrolls held scrawled apology
| sus pergaminos contenían una disculpa garabateada
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| I scoured millennia
| Recorrí milenios
|
| did not find my quarry
| no encontre mi cantera
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| the mewling Christ
| Cristo maullando
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| no longer an only child
| ya no es hijo único
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| as prophet moulds are rendered
| como se renderizan los moldes del profeta
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| and problem siblings cast
| y el elenco de hermanos problemáticos
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| with reckless abandon
| con imprudente abandono
|
| you decreed usefulness of skin
| decretaste la utilidad de la piel
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| reductive anatomy
| anatomía reductiva
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| diminished to function
| disminuido para funcionar
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| unable to harbour life yourself
| incapaz de albergar vida por ti mismo
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| jealous you built ovarian prisons
| celoso construiste prisiones ováricas
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| you manufactured gods
| fabricaste dioses
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| to relinquish your blame
| renunciar a tu culpa
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| raised forests to burn
| planteó bosques para quemar
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| ancestral graves
| tumbas ancestrales
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| enslaved species into
| especies esclavizadas en
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| theatres of immolation
| teatros de inmolacion
|
| In the basement
| En el sotano
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| of a tenement house
| de una casa de vecindad
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| bodies interned under floors
| cuerpos enterrados bajo pisos
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| in their blood he is risen
| en su sangre ha resucitado
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| In his eyes I have seen
| En sus ojos he visto
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| the highest possible bliss
| la felicidad más alta posible
|
| feverish lucidity
| lucidez febril
|
| a joy so complete
| una alegria tan completa
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| It is in his direful acts
| Es en sus terribles actos
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| he prized nectar from the gods
| apreció el néctar de los dioses
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| he washed in ichor endorphines
| se lavó en icor endorfinas
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| Orgasmic flood
| inundación orgásmica
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| congratulations
| Felicidades
|
| through sodden holes he has dug
| a través de agujeros empapados que ha cavado
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| in torsos he has reached
| en torsos ha llegado
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| a non corporeal state
| un estado no corporal
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| for heavens sake alone
| solo por el amor de Dios
|
| he carved a doorway
| talló una puerta
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| in the disemboweled
| en el destripado
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| and found the righteous path | y encontré el camino recto |