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By Jack Joseph Smith
As I
Used to Say,
all action
Travels through
the Universe,
Possibly thought,
Who is first, is
an individual
thing
Original Scan
AI Interpretation
GPT
The speaker recalls saying that action travels through the universe, considers thought, and describes who is first as an individual matter.
The speaker moves from a universal claim to an unresolved question of priority. Possibly qualifies the thought, so the page does not establish a settled philosophical system.
Claude
The handwritten note says 'As I / Used to Say, / all action / Travels through / the Universe,' and that 'Who is first, is / an individual / thing'.
The poem treats action as cosmic and priority as personal. Some punctuation is provisional.