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The myth of Icarus is one of hubris. Icarus fashions wings of feathers and wax and flies toward the sun. Untoward to him, the sun melts his wings and he plunges back to earth\u00a0 –for a new sort of flies…<\/p>\n

Icarus Flies — The Gathering<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As Icarus flies
\nWe wax on
\nWee are awe that
\nDissembling
\nSuch reverence
\nFore all of our droppings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The myth of Icarus is one of hubris. Icarus fashions wings of feathers and wax and flies toward the sun. 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