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Réponds:Howdidyouarrive?(2)aseriesofstepsordeceleratingprogressionspasde(noschematiccoveringthefamiliarscape((escapepresupposesreturnthepast“anidealdimension”orvelocity((water))agroundwateralwaysreturningthoughneverfullyretrievableanarchiveoflostthingsmemorylonginggriefarkhive

Isle(s) Dernière(s)

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Flora

SomedaysIstandatadrawingtable,sketchingnativeplants,somerare,somecommon.Bluevinemilkweed,orswallow-wort,twinesgorgeouslyupfenceposts,alongroadsides,stitchesitswaythroughfields.Somecallitanoxiousweedthoughthemonarchslovethem.Hownotlovesomethingnamed“honeyvine”withitsheart-shapedleaves?Itslines,simpleanddiffuse,comeeasilytothepage.Equisetumhyemale,ontheotherhand,demandsmyattention,itscreamystrobilusknottedwithsporangiophores.Horsetailrush,orwinterscouringrushbecauseonceusedtocleanpots,growshappilyinshallowwater.Itsrigidstemslacedwithsand,allthebetterforscrubbing.Quietinthediffuselightofmyroom,Ilistentothepondoutside,watersplashingintoitselfamongnativeiris,pickerelandzebrarush.Reflectionswaveroverthepanesofthewindow,water-markingthepage.Inthelateevenings,gulfcoasttoadscallfrompondtoplumeria,comesee,comesee,comesee.Howknowtoknowanyplacecomesfirsttomethroughtreesandbirds,nativeplants.InFlorulaLudoviciana,AFloraofLouisiana,Ifindacompanioncreature,oftenasuncertainasIam.FirstcollectedandrecordedbyC.S.Rafinesquethen“Translated,Revised,andImproved,fromtheFrenchofC.C.Robin”itsplantnamesareofteninerror.TrackingthemthroughtheaegisofGoogle,mostmodernnamescomeclear.Thoughintheend,Ichoosenottoincludetheirnameswiththeimages.InsteadtheentriesbecomeareservoirfromwhichIdrawfragmentednarratives.WhatmightsuchlanguagesayofsouthLouisianain1817translatedbythismeanstothepresent?“cirriform/likeastar/arealwhite/andfour.”Ofhoneyvine,“somefaint/fruitandhabit/astranger/naturalorder.”Theexquisitecommonworldeverywherefeedsme.Whichbird?Whichvine?Whatsortoftree,whosethornedtrunkthrustssharphooksfromsmooth,grayskin?Pressedflowersatthebaseofthepage.Throughwoodsandtrails,alongcanoetrailscircumnavigatinglakes,trampingintothewoods,thegroundalternatelywetanddry,thequotidianchanceofwetfeet.Theunderstoryisthickwithdwarfpalmettossendingtheirbroadfrondssplay-likeintotheairorcollapsedontotheground:almostanyvinemakesthepalmettoshabitat,bananaspidersspinningnetsofgoldensilkbetweenonefrondandthenext.SouthLouisiananamesthemaftertheirlong,curvedorange-andamber-mottledabdomens.Theyarelovelyspiders,happystringingtheirtrapsinmygardenbetweenrosesandroofline,oramongtheraggedwoodsofoakandpecantrees,ofblackberrybrambleswherethehorseandIpass,almostblithelythoughIkeepalongstickhandyforclearingthebiggestones.Thehorseflickshistailatflies,andcanters,leftforelegreachingout,whitehindbrightinthedust:aleafydesirerousedbyridingthroughthesewoods,findingbalanceasthehorseacceleratesacrosslastspring’sacornsandoveralowfence.Awhiteblazeandonewhitestockingforluck.WhenIbrushhimdownaftertheride,squirrelsscoldoverheadandhenickersathisneighborsstampinginalinebesidetheweatheredredofthebarn.Behindthewoods,windsoughsthroughacanefield,thesugaralreadyeightfeethigh.Ofbananaspiders,thefemaleseatthemalesaftermating,ahighproteinmealbeforeegg-laying,assuringthesuccessofherclutch.Athome,half-finishedinpond-light,drawingswaitonmyreturn.

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Réponds:Whatdoyourememberabouttheearth?processesplains::mountains::seas canyon cañoninvertingtheheightsaccretionprecipitationerosionstonetomudstonetomudstonetomudstonetomudstonetomud

neither/not::stonesandloamlatepleistocenesedimentlagoonalclaydeltaicclayMississippialluvialloessnotdryilsnaviguèrentlesmarécagesenpiroguelesbayous|| swamp wetland bay

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Andtheenvironmenttheycamefrom.Thetrawlin,’thecrabbin,’theshrimpin,’thetrappin.’Youknow,thesurvivalthingtodotomakealivingandsurvive.Well,whenthey’dgettotheoilfieldthey’dusethesamepracticalapplications,youknow?Let’strythisseeifitworks.Let’strythis.Weusedtodothis.Irememberwhenwedidthiswiththeboat.Youknow?Wehadtogetitupwedidn’thaveno…drydockandwe’dutilizethis.Youknow?Justfromlifeexperience.They…appliedthat.Whentheywentontheir…ontheirjobs.Anditdidn’ttakethemlongtolearn.Andthen….alltheboatskipperswerelocalpeople.FromdowntheBayou.Beenonboatsalltheirlife.Andtheydidn’tneedcompasses.Theydidn’tneed…welltheydidn’thave.Theydidn’tevenhavecompasses.Muchlessradar.Buttheydidn’tneedcompasses.—WerlienProsperie,July9,2003.Houma,LA.Cajunmusicianandoilfieldworker

whiteandhandsomewhitishandsmooththemalecylindricalloose

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Réponds:Whatthismeanssnak-ing

(figureandground)ameansthroughnothingcertain(((buoyed,bodied)watersupposingground

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whatTexacoused:JimmiMartinonthebayouandoffthelandTexacoTexacoasixty-fivefootaseventy-twofootboatinthefisheriesinthefisheriestheoilfieldboomingamatterofknowingoilrigswoodenrigsLeevilleandGoldenMeadowpipelinesinthemarshhaulingpipelayingpipeinthemarshlikeapieintheskysteadypaycheck,andfishingoystersthesmallluggerssmallwoodenluggerstheoilcompaniesdumpedeverythingoverboardcouldfilltheGulfupthebay,orthelakes

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filltheGulfupwithcan’thardlytrawlorwedodging,theselonghangsnoregulationregulationtrashleftonthebottomcars,gratingfilecabinetsdesks,asinkanythingwentoverthesidedon’tcarewhatoverthesidetenfootdeep

“Weareallokay.Ithitbad.Wehadplentyoftroublekeepingthingstogetherwithnothingmuchtodo.TannieandItookOlgaandhertwochildren,GlennandOldNoraandherfivechildrentohighlanduntilthestormwasover.NowIamontheboatwithDadaandTannie,goingbackhome….Westilldidnothavehighgulfwaterbutwindandsandblowing…Ican’tsayifwewillhaveabigloss.Somefamilieswillloseplenty.–ZoeCessacSagrera,ChenierauTigre,September20,1943,LouisianaParadise

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thereupon

LouisianaToxicsRelease

Inventory(TRI)

TheEPAtracksthemanagementofcertaintoxicchemicalsthat

mayposea

threattohumanhealthandtheenvironment.

Totalonsiteandoff-sitedisposal

orotherreleases:140.4millionlbsfrom389companies.Mostprevalenttoxicsreleased:

Acetonitrile,Ammonia,

Methyl,Methacrylate,

Cyanidecompounds.

Louisianaranks5outof56states/

territoriesnationwide

basedontotalreleasespersquaremile

(Rank1=

highestreleases),2015.

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…GrandTerreisgoing:theseaminesherfort,andwillbeforemanyyearscarrytherampartsbystorm.GrandIsleisgoing,–slowlybutsurely;theGulfhaseatenthreemilesintohermeadowedland.LastIslehasgone!–LafcadioHearn,Chita

sevenfeetbranchedlikeapeasweet

tocleanandscour

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Lapse::acitythecityshiftsonitspiers::alocalvernacularinundationsubsidencedown-warpingalluvialearthfloodcontrolandnavigational concernschatlikelaughinggullsonlevees lithospheremerelymudriver’sancientdepositionbird-foot shallow seatheweightofthings::highwaysbridgesrectilinearcitysprawlingtoward watercoteau::maidencane andarrowhead

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thingsofthepast searisingover

narrowshoalshydrologyofchannelizationsunking’s floodedrealm leConseilSouverainerodes

abrackishhem::

saltgrassandwiregrasslapsetoward

freshcanouchecitywrappedwithin bytheriverrapt

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PlaquemineAquiferReport(EPA,10/7/04)

“Itwasabeautifulspringmorning—warm&quietwithmists.”–DorothyWordsworth

itwasabeautifulcontaminanttransportabeautifuloriginalsourceareabeautifulprobablesource&quietsolidphaseserodedquietturbulentriverflowquietcut-bankitwasabeautifulturninthestreamabeautifulchanneleachbeautifulshifttotheoutsideturn&quietanycontaminantquietanyreleasedatorquietnearsite13itwasabeautifulfluvialprocessabeautifulsite13beautifulfacilitatedthemovement&quietcuttingtendstobequietprominentatthelikelyquietsignificantsourceitwasabeautifuldirect((indirect))contactabeautifuluppersandaquiferbeautifuloncecontaminantsmoved&quietPlaquemineAquiferquietaquiferquietuppersanditwasabeautifultransportabeautifulMississippiRivertransportbeautifuldispersedaway&quietprocesses((advectionand

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quietdispersion))contributetoquietplumegrowthitwasabeautifullateralstreamcuttingabeautifulpipelinebeautifulaccelerateddescent&quietcuttingtherequietvinylchloridequietcis-1,2dichloretheneitwasabeautiful1footperdayabeautifulroughestimatebeautifulspreading&quietindicatedbyquietpurposequietanideaofitwasabeautifulorderofmagnitudeabeautifulcontaminantreachbeautifulMyrtleGrovewells&quiet20-40yearquiettimeframequiet1964Dowdioxinitwasabeautiful[formerlyMorrisonville]spillabeautifulracialbeautifulprofilingofchemical&quietplantplacementquietlikelysignificantsourcequietareainblackitwasabeautiful((colorlineabeautifulcolorline))doesnotruleoutbeautifuldoesnot&quietruleoutquiet1993releasequietthecontaminatedmaterialitwasabeautifulnolongeridentifiableonthesurface

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abeautifulvinyl-beautifulchlorideingroundwater&quiet97ppbquietdrinkingwaterquietMyrtleGrovewatersupply

onlythecalyxadmitting

doubtfulitsnatural

affinity

mightalsobeakin

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Réponds:Whatthismeans(2)

whatthismeanswhatany

whatmattersaskingwhatwaters

meaningthisalsowhatyou’reasking

((peri-tacticalmeaning

anysuchanysuchwaters

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whatwatergatherswhatthis

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currentofgeography1adriftonacurrentofgeographyhere||nowamovementlikebreathscaffoldingtime:

insecthum birdcall waterspill leafrattle

oakpollen&oakcatkinsdriftintheaircollectoneverysurfacevernalshowerofoakssouthLouisianadousesitselfinmalegametesturnschartreusewhileazaleasbeckonwhiteandblushedwantonseedmaking

2time(re)assertsitselfgenerationallyifIstopmovingdoIoccupythesameplaceorhashistoryleftmebehind

larksstillcallfromlemontreesdartinlowtrajectoryfromlemontooakshallowgobletsofrosescentwaveonpressureofwind,thisbreezetraversinganother(felt)space

3walkingasresthere now there gatherlaundrybeforerainorwashmyhairreadvoraciouslyoutdoorsignoringthesummonstodayandduty:

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smallcarpcarvealgaewithorangemouthsgreengivingwaytoblackwaterspillsintoitselfalongtroughintroducingsoundandoxygenlemonblossombrushesitsscentovermyskinandspringstays

here whereIstop

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MyrtleGroveTrailerParkrowsofsugarcane

hardagainst“weallhadmiscarriages”

dentedbutdecentsmotheredsteakandstewedPLAK-uh-muntrailersacommunityceasestoexistwhatwasnotsaidawordnot—LouisianaHospitalsandHumanServicesaword—failedto,failedvinyl-chlorideinthewaterreporttoreportMyrtleGrove

“AndIthought—”DowChemicalworkingtopin-pointthesource((partofthe “Ihope—”solution((source))theplantisnotthesource“—Idon’tlosemybaby”5years“humanerror”failuretoreporttotellvinyl-chloridedetectedinUpperPlaquemineAquifer

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jobsformorethan6000Dowandcontractemployeespartofthesurroundingcommunitybalancingeconomicenvironmentaland::bigshadetreestrailerswithporchessocialresponsibilitysplashpoolsmenwashingcars “wealljustwent—”emptyspacebrownpatchespeopleandhomesgonewindblowsinoffthecane“—onwithlife,cookingwithit”Dow’s“pureproduct”((1964PVCproduction))noknowinghow5yearsDow“workingtobepartofthesolution”toxicgroundsalreadycondemnedMorrisonville((cemetery))“Thirteen—”contaminatedwatermiscarrying

“—Thatmanywomenononestreet?”DowinLouisianachildrenthrongfromtheschoolbusafternooncools “Itwas—”re-locatingonchecksal-

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readyspokenfor((“partofthesolution”))

“aniceplace”


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