¶ No Generalized Boat
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While Archimedes discovered
The generalized principle
Governing displacement,
We cannot design
A generalized boat.
It must be a specific canoe,
A ferryboat, or sloop–
And each of unique size and capability and durability
For all special-case embodiments
Are entropically fated
To disintegrate in time
Whether the experience episodes
Are passive or active–
I.e., involuntary or voluntary,
Subjective or objective–…
