Undergirded by a theory of interpretation, dependent upon a common set of terms, informed equally by circularity and repetition, rattling off rules and exceptions, insistent upon specific if not universal applicability, the thoughts that lay behind the words on the chalkboard possessed the students in the classroom, possessed them from the crowns of their heads to the soles of their feet, grabbed them and would not let go, began to squeeze the life out of them so that new life could be squeezed into them. Eyes and ears were prime points of entry.
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