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By Jack Joseph Smith

For Song ThE bEAUty of ZEN, thE woNdEr of it, is thAt whEN ONE spEAks About it, or EvEN iNdicAtEs soME- thing coNcErNiNg its MotioN, thEN thAt vEry thought, or SuggEstioN, MAKEs All Not ZEN. IT is just thAt whEN bEforE is AftEr, ANd AftEr is bEforE, is whEN ZEN stEps iN to sAy itsElf doEs Not Exist, Rose Marie's Daily Jack

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AI Interpretation

GPT

The page says that speaking about Zen negates it, then reverses before and after until Zen says it does not exist. A separate closing reads Rose Marie's, Daily, Jack.

The paradox is presented by this manuscript voice, not as a verified account of Zen doctrine. The corrected heading and closing remove unsupported Top and Task readings.

Claude

'For Song' argues that the wonder of ZEN cancels itself: when one speaks of it 'or EvEN iNdicAtEs soME- / thing coNcErNiNg its MotioN', that very thought 'MAKEs All Not ZEN', and only 'whEN bEforE is / AftEr, ANd AftEr is bEforE' does ZEN step in 'to sAy itsElf / doEs Not Exist,'.

The paradox belongs to this manuscript voice, not to verified Zen doctrine. The cursive closing 'Rose Marie's / Daily / Jack' reads like a dedication and signature, and its exact sense, like the body casing, remains provisional.