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by quartesixte 1548 days ago
The ancients put rhythm to their poems for a reason. It aids memorization of long passages.

But also, text I find is something that resists mnemonic systems. Rote repetition to make the text lived and part of you, to burn into your brain and tongue the very act of saying the words in that specific order seems to rule the day still.