Contents

Groundation

The Shrug of Jah

Establishing the Metre

Quashie’s Verse

Unsettled

What the Mapmaker Ought to Know

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The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion i. in which the cartographer explains himself 16 ii. in which the rastaman disagrees 17 iii. 18 iv. 19 v. in which the rastaman offers an invitation 20 vi. 21 vii. 22 viii. 23 A Prayer for the Unflummoxed Beaver 24

ix. in which the cartographer travels lengths and breadths

Place Name: Me-No-Sen-You-No-Come

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x. in which the cartographer asks for directions 27 xi. 28 A Ghazal for the Tethered Goats 30 Roads 31

xii. in which the rastaman begins to feel uncomfortable xiii.

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Place Name: Swamp

For the Croaking Lizards

Place Name: Wait-A-Bit xv.

xvi. in which every song is singing Zion xvii.

Place Name: Shotover

Place Name: Corn Puss Gap xviii.

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