,CIVILIZATION IS ,LIKE A ,JETL9] 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,WATSON 

,TEXT 3 

,CIVILIZATION IS LIKE A JETL9]1 NOISY1 BURN+ UP 5ORM\S AM\NTS ( FUEL4 ,EV]Y IMAG9ABLE & UNIMAG9ABLE CRIME & POLLUTION HAD TO BE COMMITT$ 9 ORD] TO MAKE IT GO4 ,:OLE SPECIES W]E R5D]$ EXT9CT1 :OLE POPULATIONS DISP]S$4 ,ITS %AD[ ON ! WAT]S RESEMBLES AN OIL SLICK4 ,BIRDS >E SUCK$ 9TO ITS JETS & VAPORIZ$4 ,EV]Y P>T1 AS ,GUS ,GRISSOM ONCE N]V\SLY REM>K$ AB\T SPACE CAPSULES BE=E HE WAS BURN$ UP 9 ONE1 HAS BE5 MADE BY ! L[E/ BIDD]4 

,CIVILIZATION IS LIKE A #g#d#g1 ! FILT]$ AIR1 ! MUZAK OOZ+ OV] ! E>PHONES1 A PHONY S5SE ( SECURITY1 ! *EMICAL FOOD1 ! PLA/IC TRAYS1 ALL ! PASS5G]S SITT+ PASSIVELY 9 ! ORD]LY R[ ( PADD$ SEATS />+ AT ,DEA? ON ! MOVIE SCRE54 ,CIVILIZATION IS LIKE A JETL9]1 AN IDIOT SAVANT 9 ! COCKPIT1 MANIPULAT+ COMPUT]IZ$ CONTROLS BUILT BY SULL5 WAGE WORK]S1 & DEP5D5T = HIS DIRECTIONS ON SLEEPY TE*NICIANS HI< ON AMPHETAM9ES ) !IR M9DS W&]+ TO SPORTS & SEX4 

,CIVILIZATION IS LIKE A #g#d#g1 FILL$ BEYOND CAPACITY ) CO]C$ VOLUNTE]S -- SOME 9 LOVE ) ! VELOCITY1 MO/ WAV]+ AT ! ABYSS ( T]ROR & NAUSEA1 YET /ILL S$UC$ BY ADV]TIS+ & PROPAG&A4 ,IT IS LIKE A ,D,C-#a1 SO 9CR$IBLY 5CLOS$ ?AT Y\ WANT TO BREAK ?R\< ! T9 CAN WALLS & ESCAPE1 MAKE Y\R [N WAY ?R\< ! CL\DS1 & LEAVE ?IS RATTL+1 SCREAM+ FI5D APPROA*+ ITS BREAK+ PO9T4 ,! SMALLE/ ]ROR OR TE*NICAL FAILURE LEADS TO CATA/ROPHE1 SCATT]+ Y\R SAD 5TRAILS LIKE BELAT$ OM5S ALL OV] ! RUNWAY1 KNOCKS Y\ \T ( Y\R %OES1 BREAKS ALL Y\R BONES LIKE EGG %ELLS4 

7,( C\RSE CIVILIZATION IS LIKE MANY O!R ?+S BESIDES JETS -- ALWAYS ?+S -- A *EMICAL DRA9AGE DIT*1 A WOODL& KNOCK$ D[N TO L5G!N AN AIR/RIP OR TO BUILD A SLICK NEW %OPP+ MALL :]E PEOPLE CAN BUY SALAD B[LS MADE \T ( EXOTIC TROPICAL TREES :I* WILL BE EXT9CT NEXT WEEK1 OR P]HAPS A GRAVEY>D = C>S1 OR A SUSP5SION BRIDGE :I* COLLAPSES BECAUSE A S+LE METAL P9 HAS %AK5 LOOSE4 ,CIVILIZATION IS A HYDRA4 ,!RE IS A MULTITUDE ( /YLES1 COLORS1 & SIZES ( ,DEA? TO *OOSE FROM47 

,CIVILIZATION IS LIKE A ,BOE+ JUMBO JET BECAUSE IT TRANSPORTS PEOPLE :O HAVE NEV] EXP]I5C$ !IR HUMANITY :]E !Y W]E4 TO PLACES :]E !Y %\LDN'T GO4 ,9 FACT IT MA9LY TRANSPORTS BUS9ESSM5 9 SUITS ) BRIEFCASES FILL$ ) *>TS1 CONTRACTS1 MORE MIS*IEF-BUS9ESSM5 :O >E ID5TICAL EV]Y:]E & H5CE HAVE NO REASON AT ALL TO BE F]RI$ AB\T4 ,& IT GOES FA/] & FA/]1 TURN+ MORE & MORE PLACES 9TO AIRPORTS1 ! 7UN7NATURAL HABITAT ( BUS9ESSM54 

,IT IS AN UTT] MY/]Y H[ IT GETS (F ! GR\ND4 ,IT ROLLS D[N ! RUNWAY1 ! BL9K+ LI<TS ALONG ! GR\ND LIKE ELECTRONIC SC> TISSUE ON ! FLE% ( ! E>?1 PICKS UP SPE$ & SOMEH[ GRUNTS RAP+ ! AIR1 WORK+ ITS WAY UP ALONG ! %IMM]+ WAVES ( HEAT & ! TRA% BL[+ AB\T LIKE REFUGEES FLEE+ ! BOMB+ ( A CITY4 ,YES1 IT IS EXCIT+1 A MY/]Y1 :5 LIFE HAS BE5 EVACUAT$ & ! V]Y /ONES HAVE BE5 MURD]$4 

,BUT CIVILIZATION1 LIKE ! JETL9]1 ?IS FREAK PH5IX 9CAPABLE ( RIS+ FROM ITS A%ES1 ALSO COLLAPSES ACROSS ! E>? LIKE A MILLION BUR/+ WASPS1 FLAMES SPREAD+ ACROSS ! RUNWAY 9 T5TACLES ( GASOL9E1 SAMSONITE1 & *>R$ FLE%4 ,& ALWAYS ! ABSURD RUBBI%1 ,DEA?'S CONFETTI1 ! FRAGM5TS LEFT TO MOCK US LY+ ALONG ! WE>Y TRAJECTORY ( ! DY+ BIRD -- ! DOLL'S HEAD1 ! %OES1 EYEGLASSES1 A BELTBUCKLE4 

,JETL9]S FALL1 CIVILIZATIONS FALL1 ?IS CIVILIZATION WILL FALL4 ,! GAUGES WILL BE READ WRONG ON SOME SN[Y DAY 7P]HAPS !Y WILL FAIL74 ,! W+S1 SUPPOS$LY DEFRO/$1 WILL BE TOO FROZ5 TO BEAT AGA9/ ! W9D & ! BIRD WILL S9K LIKE A MILL/ONE1 FIR/ GRATUIT\SLY SKIMM+ A BRIDGE 7BECAUSE CIVILIZATION IS ALSO LIKE A BRIDGE1 FROM ,P>ADISE TO ,NO:]E71 A BRIDGE LAD51 SAY1 ) COMMUT]S ON !IR WAY TO OR FROM WORK1 :I* IS TO SAY1 TO OR FROM AN AIRPORT1 PACK$ 9 !IR C>S 7W+LESS JETL9]S7 LIKE ADDITIONAL VOTIVE (F]+S TO A RAV5\S ,M$USA4 

,!N IT WILL DOVE 9TO ! ICY WAT]S ( A RIV]1 ! ,POTOMA P]HAPS1 OR ! ,RIV] ,JORDON1 OR ,LE!4 ,& WE WILL BE 9SIDE1 EA* ONE ( US AT \R SPECIALLY ASSIGN$ POR?OLE1 GO+ D[N = ! LA/ TIME1 LIKE DOLLS' HEADS 5CAS$ 9 PLEXIGLASS4 

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