THE LITMUS TEST

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the difference between an ordinary human being 

and an artist are few

the calculation requires multiplication 

of the following cues

a rose discarded, happened upon in the trash, resides in the highest station 

on the darkest day mercy is tracked down in a blade of grass

the ocean's teeth are clenched within a grain of sand

once multiplied thrice

take the square root

plant it

and watch

it grows