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word of the day : grok

grok

as in : i grok you ; i want to grok my doubt

Grok (IPA /gɹɑk/, rhymes with rock) is a verb that connotes knowledge greater than that which can be sensed by an outside observer. It is an understanding beyond empathy and intimacy. In grokking, one experiences the literal capabilities and frame of reference of the subject.

from wikipedia

venus in furs

i am a long time fan of the velvet underground, and their song venus in furs is an immortal classic - however i have only recently started to read the book by leopold von sacher-masoch first published in 1870 which was gifted to me by a learned friend

nature has put man at woman’s mercy through his passion, and woman is misguided if she fails to make him her subject, her slave, no, her toy and ultimately fails to laugh and betray him… p4

download the text of venus in furs at the gutenburg project

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