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Another Day in My Hatra

Searching in vain for synchronicity,
   so much of life is hidden 


        βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
        βˆ†       	         Lil' french kisses of sunlight  	           βˆ†
        βˆ†                   on the morning panes of m'Hatra1                  βˆ†
        βˆ†					       			   βˆ†
        βˆ†	         1A locale made relevant by its inclusion in the pantheon of horror       βˆ†
        βˆ†								   βˆ†
        βˆ†      PLEDGE: I will no longer engage in endless jabberwocky2     βˆ†
        βˆ†				       				   βˆ†
        βˆ†		2Ex.:a murmur of performative sequins from the bad girl's bathroom    	   βˆ†
        βˆ†							           βˆ†
        βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†

 Talk to me my bashful phaneron. Tell me your verboten secrets.
 Beauty is a prison, that is true. But if so then so is ______.3

3Pick your poison.

[EDICT] At some point I need some basic ground rules
about where to look for answers…


β—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Š
β—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Š
β—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Š
β—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Š
β—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Š


[EDICT POSED AS QUESTION] Have you taken the time to reflect on the spiritual
implications of the quantum worldview i.e.: reality
isn't determined by the wave function, it is the wave function

INFINITY COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE REAL SPACE MUST BE QUANTIZED OR I COULDN'T HOLD A CUP

IF SPACE IS QUANTIZED THEN WHO THE FUCK MADE THIS SOME ALIEN KID FOR A SSCIENCE FAIR

OF ALL THE THINGS I'VE TOUCHED CHLORINE-Y SKIN IS THE SOFTEST AND MOST PERMEABLE
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IT'S HARD NOT TO CHARACTERIZE ANYTHING OTHER THAN BUNKER BUILDING AS AVOIDANCE


β—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Š
β—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Š
β—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Šβ—Š


My Kadam says (re: the gradual dawning of the apocalypse/the presence of pure evil4):

it's simply a matter of perspective

(Has he ever even kissed someone?)

Says it's the system
not the contents

βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†   ... like a warrior at war with war itself    βˆ†
βˆ†   he laughs at the swarm of nanobot locusts    βˆ†
βˆ†   swooping in o'barren soviet fields of wheat   βˆ†
βˆ†  before the dull glow of [DISTANT SCI-FI CITY] βˆ†
βˆ†   his face pocked like a RoboCop bad guy ...   βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†

  The cessation of [SOME RANDOM BULLSHIT BAD HABIT]will not stop this bleeding.

( It's why they had to cut The SpiderwalkΞ©)

4 A situation impervious to the smell of Essential Oilsβ„’ 5
5 Even the Sandalwood one they say comes from Egypt


  I'M PREPARED TO PURSUE OTHER MEANS OF INFORMATION GATHERING  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


Baudrillard:

:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:
"all bombs are clean…their only pollution is the faux system
of control & security radiated when they are not detonated"
:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:


Dude named Raye (sp?) at coffee shop w/unruly goatee carrying a [non-working?] Super 8 camera:

:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:
"the Parthenon in Nashville is real as the hands that made it"
:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:


Babylon stands witness to countless years of holy carnage.
(A process that continues to this very day).

βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†   I see why Pazuzu liked it in the cradle of the Levant  βˆ†
βˆ†   why he came back and burrowed deeeep beneath the sand  βˆ†
βˆ†   in hibernation in pursuit of truth and fresh ox blood  βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†

(The bells of the song aren't even tubular. The whole damn thing is a ruse.
  Christ, the man was born a Catholic!)

Again, Raye [who, like all great thinkers, hails from Massachusetts]:

"I don't want to be the one to have to tell you this
 . . . . but right now we're surfing on hot magma"


and

:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:
"Technically, every moment is timeless
 . . . . some are just more photogenic."
:paradox:paradox:paradox:paradox:

But what to do with the ashen light of longing for some place and time
where things weren't totally and irreversibly fucked?


\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/

At long last. . . an adult in the room: Gautama!

"MIND IS THE WATER, MIND IS THE RAFT"

[Everything he said was true starting when he left the palace
and including the weird stuff at Massed Vulture Mountain]

It doesn't mean it's not sad. It just means we learn
to stay longer in the cold, cold water.




[THEY WERE BODHISATTVAS IN APPARITION]
[THEY WERE BODHISATTVAS IN APPARITION]
[THEY WERE BODHISATTVAS IN APPARITION]

Flanked by reception biscotti [unrequested],
  I pummel my Kadam6, 7 with questions:
6 Wise like a salt-bearded & bow-legged fisherman
7A staunch purveyor of both dogma & razmataz

New Coke vs. Crystal Pepsi?
Rebook vs Nike?
Are you celibate?
Do you imbibe?

How does one negotiate the forever curtain of death8?

8The fact that none of us have any real and true idea
what the fuck is going on in any functional capacity

βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†


The thing about the apocalypse is that it's already happening. Everything is always ending.
I say this in simple recognition of the truth, even though the truth is sad.
Even though I miss her, every day I miss her.

The whole system is nonlinear. I don't know why that's so hard to process.
The possibility of it all. The ability to imagine things turning out
different. Seems so impossible now. . . ….. . … . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. ..
. . . …. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . … .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . .. ..… .. . .. . . .. . ... …..
. .. … .. … … . .. .. ... . .. .. . .. .. .. …. . . .. . . .. . … …. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. … . … . . … . . .
… … . . . .. . . . .. . ... . . .cut.. . . .. .. … . ..to.. .. . . … . …. . . ... grey… .. .. . . . .. . .. waves.. . … . . .. . . .. .


ADDENDUM**********

βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†  INFORMATION = NOIZE  βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†

***MY GRANDMOTHER DIED OF NARCOTIC INDUCED DEMENTIA***
SHE BIT AN ORDERLY AND NEVER GOT TO DRIVE HER NEW CAR
THE NICEST THING SHE'D EVER PURCHASED. SHE NEVER LEFT
THE COUNTRY UNLESS YOU COUNT HAWAII & EVEN THEN AT TH
VOLCANO SHE REFUSED TO LOOK DOWN INTO THE MOLTEN LAVA
EVERYONE ELSE ROAD BIKES DOWN THE SIDE AT SUNRISE AND
SHE SAT IN THE COLD VAN WAITING FOR IT ALL TO BE OVER


β‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆ
β‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆgive me vanity or give me deathβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆ
β‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆβ‰ˆ

. . . …. .. . . . . . . . . . . … .. . .. . . .. . .. ...
. .. … .. … …. DECKARD DREAMED OF REAL HORSES …. . .. . .
… … . . .. .. … . ... .. . . … . …. . .. . . .. . .. ....

βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†  I = The ANTICHRIST  βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†

  
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
the trembling it is your practice
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
  

There are pigeons gathered on the skylight today
over & over they intone what seems to be my name
with the insistence of dump truck backup beeping

I am near a fridge and a tub and the walls are of made
of glued-together stardust.

<BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP>


(. . .I need to keep myself safe
from the part of myself that
threatens birds with violence
. . that wishes they were dead) 


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    S%S    S%S  S%S    S%S  S%S       S%S    S%S  S%S    S%S  S%S    S%S  S%S       S%S  S%S    d*S  
    S%S    d*S  S%S SSSS%S  S&S       S%S    S&S  S%S SSSS%S  S%S    d*S  S&S       S&S  S&S   .S*S  
    S&S   .S*S  S&S  SSS%S  S&S       S&S    S&S  S&S  SSS%S  S&S   .S*S  S&S       S&S  S&S_sdSSS   
    S&S_sdSSS   S&S    S&S  S&S       S&S    S&S  S&S    S&S  S&S_sdSSS   S&S       S&S  S&S~YSSY%b  
    S&S~YSY%b   S&S    S&S  S&S sSSs  S&S    S&S  S&S    S&S  S&S~YSY%b   S&S       S&S  S&S    `S%  
    S*S   `S%b  S*S    S&S  S*b `S%%  S*S    S*S  S*S    S&S  S*S   `S%b  S*b       d*S  S*S     S%  
    S*S    S%S  S*S    S*S  S*S   S%  S*S    S*S  S*S    S*S  S*S    S%S  S*S.     .S*S  S*S     S&  
    S*S    S&S  S*S    S*S   SS_sSSS  S*S    S*S  S*S    S*S  S*S    S&S   SSSbs_sdSSS   S*S     S&  
    S*S    SSS  SSS    S*S    Y~YSSY  S*S    SSS  SSS    S*S  S*S    SSS    YSSP~YSSY    S*S     SS  
    SP                 SP             SP                 SP   SP                         SP          
    Y                  Y              Y                  Y    Y                          Y           
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    .SS~YS%%b   .SS~SSSSS    d%%%%SP  .SS~YS%%b   .SS~SSSSS   .SS~YS%%b    d%%SP~YS%%b   .SS    SS.  
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    S%S    S%S  S%S    S%S  S%S       S%S    S%S  S%S    S%S  S%S    S%S  S%S       S%S  S%S    d*S  
    S%S    d*S  S%S SSSS%S  S&S       S%S    S&S  S%S SSSS%S  S%S    d*S  S&S       S&S  S&S   .S*S  
    S&S   .S*S  S&S  SSS%S  S&S       S&S    S&S  S&S  SSS%S  S&S   .S*S  S&S       S&S  S&S_sdSSS   
    S&S_sdSSS   S&S    S&S  S&S       S&S    S&S  S&S    S&S  S&S_sdSSS   S&S       S&S  S&S~YSSY%b  
    S&S~YSY%b   S&S    S&S  S&S sSSs  S&S    S&S  S&S    S&S  S&S~YSY%b   S&S       S&S  S&S    `S%  
    S*S   `S%b  S*S    S&S  S*b `S%%  S*S    S*S  S*S    S&S  S*S   `S%b  S*b       d*S  S*S     S%  
    S*S    S%S  S*S    S*S  S*S   S%  S*S    S*S  S*S    S*S  S*S    S%S  S*S.     .S*S  S*S     S&  
    S*S    S&S  S*S    S*S   SS_sSSS  S*S    S*S  S*S    S*S  S*S    S&S   SSSbs_sdSSS   S*S     S&  
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    Y                  Y              Y                  Y    Y                          Y           
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    S&S_sdSSS   S&S    S&S  S&S       S&S    S&S  S&S    S&S  S&S_sdSSS   S&S       S&S  S&S~YSSY%b  
    S&S~YSY%b   S&S    S&S  S&S sSSs  S&S    S&S  S&S    S&S  S&S~YSY%b   S&S       S&S  S&S    `S%  
    S*S   `S%b  S*S    S&S  S*b `S%%  S*S    S*S  S*S    S&S  S*S   `S%b  S*b       d*S  S*S     S%  
    S*S    S%S  S*S    S*S  S*S   S%  S*S    S*S  S*S    S*S  S*S    S%S  S*S.     .S*S  S*S     S&  
    S*S    S&S  S*S    S*S   SS_sSSS  S*S    S*S  S*S    S*S  S*S    S&S   SSSbs_sdSSS   S*S     S&  
    S*S    SSS  SSS    S*S    Y~YSSY  S*S    SSS  SSS    S*S  S*S    SSS    YSSP~YSSY    S*S     SS  
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    .SS~YS%%b   .SS~SSSSS    d%%%%SP  .SS~YS%%b   .SS~SSSSS   .SS~YS%%b    d%%SP~YS%%b   .SS    SS.  
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    S%S    S%S  S%S    S%S  S%S       S%S    S%S  S%S    S%S  S%S    S%S  S%S       S%S  S%S    d*S  
    S%S    d*S  S%S SSSS%S  S&S       S%S    S&S  S%S SSSS%S  S%S    d*S  S&S       S&S  S&S   .S*S  
    S&S   .S*S  S&S  SSS%S  S&S       S&S    S&S  S&S  SSS%S  S&S   .S*S  S&S       S&S  S&S_sdSSS   
    S&S_sdSSS   S&S    S&S  S&S       S&S    S&S  S&S    S&S  S&S_sdSSS   S&S       S&S  S&S~YSSY%b  
    S&S~YSY%b   S&S    S&S  S&S sSSs  S&S    S&S  S&S    S&S  S&S~YSY%b   S&S       S&S  S&S    `S%  
    S*S   `S%b  S*S    S&S  S*b `S%%  S*S    S*S  S*S    S&S  S*S   `S%b  S*b       d*S  S*S     S%  
    S*S    S%S  S*S    S*S  S*S   S%  S*S    S*S  S*S    S*S  S*S    S%S  S*S.     .S*S  S*S     S&  
    S*S    S&S  S*S    S*S   SS_sSSS  S*S    S*S  S*S    S*S  S*S    S&S   SSSbs_sdSSS   S*S     S&  
    S*S    SSS  SSS    S*S    Y~YSSY  S*S    SSS  SSS    S*S  S*S    SSS    YSSP~YSSY    S*S     SS  
    SP                 SP             SP                 SP   SP                         SP          
    Y                  Y              Y                  Y    Y                          Y           
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    .SS~YS%%b   .SS~SSSSS    d%%%%SP  .SS~YS%%b   .SS~SSSSS   .SS~YS%%b    d%%SP~YS%%b   .SS    SS.  
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    S%S    S%S  S%S    S%S  S%S       S%S    S%S  S%S    S%S  S%S    S%S  S%S       S%S  S%S    d*S  
    S%S    d*S  S%S SSSS%S  S&S       S%S    S&S  S%S SSSS%S  S%S    d*S  S&S       S&S  S&S   .S*S  
    S&S   .S*S  S&S  SSS%S  S&S       S&S    S&S  S&S  SSS%S  S&S   .S*S  S&S       S&S  S&S_sdSSS   
    S&S_sdSSS   S&S    S&S  S&S       S&S    S&S  S&S    S&S  S&S_sdSSS   S&S       S&S  S&S~YSSY%b  
    S&S~YSY%b   S&S    S&S  S&S sSSs  S&S    S&S  S&S    S&S  S&S~YSY%b   S&S       S&S  S&S    `S%  
    S*S   `S%b  S*S    S&S  S*b `S%%  S*S    S*S  S*S    S&S  S*S   `S%b  S*b       d*S  S*S     S%  
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POST-ADDENDUM ADDENDUM**********



βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†outsideβˆ†βˆ†βˆ†in the abandoned lotβˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ† weeds with furry fuschia flowersβˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†strongarm the concreteβˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†impervious to any hidden desireβˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†you can almost hear them growing βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†my bet is they are poisonβˆ†βˆ†βˆ†
βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†βˆ†















666666 My kadam says (when I see him in the park in the early days of the plague): "I've left the Centre and am getting back into Fashion".
Now, a mere pedestrian: "I'm still a believer. . .I just can't stand all the f*cking noise."