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The Jetty
FŪDO 078 · 1979 · Jeju, early period

The Jetty

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An empty boat has reached the jetty, but the person has not returned. Arrival and absence occupy the same scene.
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Return at fifty, blue Jeju, horses and boats, labour and absence. — The empty boat has reached the jetty, but the person has not returned. Arrival and absence overlap in a single scene—a returned absence.

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