I????IIIIIII?I?? ::,::::,:::,::,::::,:,::,::::::,,::,,,,,::,:,::,,:,:::::,:,,:,:,,::::,::::,:::::::::::::::::,,,:,,,::,,, ???????IIIIIII??IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII?I??????????????????????+??IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ??++????????????????????++???++?++??? :::::::,:::,,,,::,::::,,,::,::,::,,::::::,,,:,,::,:::::,,:,:::,::,,:,:::,::::,,::::::::::,::::::::,,:,:, IIIIIIIIIIIII???IIIIIIIIIIIII??+??????????????II?????+++=++++?++++==+?IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ??+++?????? Who? is? John? David+ Ashworth?++++==++?? ::,::::,:::,::,::::,:,::,::::::,,::,,,,,::,:,::,,:,:::::,:,,:,:,,::::,::::,:::::::::::::::::,,,:,,,::,:: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII?+++?????++??????+????????????+======~~=~=++++===+++??IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ?=+???+?++++???++???+???? well,?+++==~~~~:~~~========++++ :::::::,:::,,,,::,::::,,,::,::,::,,::::::,,,:,,::,:::::,,:,:::,::,,:,:::,::::,,::::::::::,::::::::,,:,:: IIIIIIIIII?IIIII?IIIII?+???+++++++++?+?++???????????+++++====~=~~~::~=======+++???IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ?????++++++++++++++???++++??????+++++==~~~~~~~~~~~~~~==~==+??? :::,::::,:::,::,:,::,:::::,:,:::,:::,,,:::,:,,,::::,,,,:::,,:::,:::,,::::,:::,::::,::::::::,::::::,:,::, IIIIIII?I?IIIIIIII?++??++++=+++++++++++++++??+?++++++======~~~~~~~~~~:~:~~~~==++ I like trains. ??IIIII ?++??++=++=+=++++++++++++++?++==+?+=============~~~=~~~::~~~===+???III Planes. :::::::,,::,:,::::,:::,:::::,:::::,,:::,,,:,:::::::,,:,:::::::::,:::::::::,::::,,:::,:::,,,::::::,::,:,, IIIII?III??IIIII?+?+??+++++=++++=++==+++++++++++++=++++++=++=++===+===~~~~~~=:= Oh, and cranes! IIIIIII ?++?+++=+=====+====++++++++++++++++++++++++++?+++++++++== See what I did there? ,::::,:,,,,,:,::,,:::,,,::,:::::::,,::::::,,,,,:,,::,:,,,:,:,:::::,,:::,::,::,,:::::::::::,::::::::::::, IIIIIIIIIIIIIII?+=++===+==~~=========++++++++++++++++???????????????????+++==~~~==++ It rhymes. IIIIIII ?+=++======~~=~=====+++++++++++???+????????????????????????++==~~~==++++?? :::::,::,,:,,,:::,,::::,:::::,,::::,:::,,::,:,,,,,,:::,:::,: :::,:,:,::,:::,:,,,::::::,,,::::,:,:::::::: IIIIIIIIIIIII??+=+=====~~======+++++++++???????????????????????????????????+==~~~====++?IIIIIIIIIIIIII 7 :::::,,::,:,:::::,:,:,::,,:,::,:,,::::::::,,::::,::::,:::, 77 ::,,:::,::::::::::,:,:,::,,,,:::,,,::::::: Tiddlywinks and tabletops,++??????????????I??IIIII???????????????????????+=::=,~~+++? 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Selected works by John David Ashworth
äptə mizəm no matter how small or smart, the art is to smile when all seems to f a l l a p a r t
August ‘16
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