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The power of text 

conveyance of message, feeling, history, or instruction 

etched stone, stained papyrus, or projected images on a glass screen

bound only by the interpretive powers of human imagination

All discriminating in its accessibility. 

The power of text   

from instruction booklets to procedural manuals

from religious teachings to state constitutions 

from the arts to the sciences 

All codified to solicit both obedience and rebellion.

The power of text 

undisputed divinity through hammers and chisels  

through pigments and quills  

through silicon chips and key strokes 

All tools mightier than the sword.