Contributor: Lynn Nicholas

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Crystal structure:
Symmetry
Three dimensions on a lattice
Ordered perfection
Splitting clean on cleavage planes
Refracting and reflecting light

Human Structure:
Complex
Double-stranded molecules
Weakness planes
Pressure from external stresses
Darkening and dimming light

Chemical structure:
Opiates
Reshuffle signals in the brain
Symmetry lost
Darkening matrix of depression
Extinguishing and snuffing light


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Lynn writes out of Tucson, AZ, supervised by two dog friends and a black cat who loves to straddle her keyboard.