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SohereIam,inthemiddleway,havinghadtwentyyears-
Twentyyearslargelywasted,theyearsofl’entredeuxguerres
Tryingtousewords,andeveryatempt
Isawhollynewstart,andadilerentkindoffailure
Becauseonehasonlylearnttogetthebeterofwords
Forthethingonenolongerhastosay,orthewayinwhich
Oneisnolongerdisposedtosayit.Andsoeachventure
Isanewbeginning,araidontheinarticulate
Withshabbyequipmentalwaysdeteriorating
Inthegeneralmessofimprecisionoffeeling,
Undisciplinedsquadsofemotion.Andwhatthereistoconquer
Bystrengthandsubmission,hasalreadybeendiscovered
Onceortwice,orseveraltimes,bymenwhomonecannothope
Toemulate-butthereisnocompetition-
Tereisonlythefighttorecoverwhathasbeenlost
Andfoundandlostagainandagain:andnow,underconditions
Tatseemunpropitious.Butperhapsneithergainnorloss.
Forus,thereisonlythetrying.Terestisnotourbusiness.
(T.S.Eliot,EastCocker,1968)
