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This article has been retracted at the request of the Editors, as its publication as independent article was not intended. The poem is available in Marie Luise Kiefer's contribution “EinzweitesLebenneben der Wissenschaft” (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scoms.2013.04.031) on pages 93–94 of Studies in Communication Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1.