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0,IT'S /ILL ! SAME OLD /ORY4 ,! FI<T = LOVE' & GLORY4 ,A CASE ( DO OR DIE40 

- !ME SONG FROM ,CASABLANCA 

,NEXT TIME Y\ >E AT A P>TY1 OR A B>1 OR ANY ( ! O!R BAD EXCUSES = FE/IVITY ?AT \R TIME HAS TO OIL]1 NOTICE ! BEHAVIOR ( ! C\PLES !RE4 ,SEE H[ !Y CLUT* AT EA* O!R CON/ANTLY1 H[ !Y CAN H>DLY BE> TO HE SEP>AT$ = ONE SECOND1 H[ ONE WILL SUSPICI\SLY FOLL[ ) !IR EYES ANY ATTRACTIVE P]SON PASS+ BY4 

,IT'S NO ACCID5T ?AT WE >E SURR\ND$ BY ! IMAG]Y ( LOVE ON EV]Y SIDE -- COMICS1 MOVIES1 C>DS1 POEMS1 SONGS1 NOVELS1 & COMM]CIALS SELL BACK TO US ! FANTASY ( ! HAPPY 5D+ WE'VE NEV] HAD1 ! P]FECT RELATION%IP WE CAN NEV] F9D4 ,WE FEEL ?AT IF WE C\LD JU/ RUN 9TO ! RI<T P]SON SOMEH[1 EV]Y?+ W\LD BE F9E -- NONE ( ! T5 ?\S& LITTLE HUMILIATIONS & FRU/RATIONS ?AT /UD \R LIVES LIKE ! SPIKES ( A B$ ( NAILS C\LD T\* US ANYMORE3 WE W\LD LIVE =EV] 9 ! FROZ5 P]FECTION ( ! LA/ FRAME ( ! LOVE-/ORY COMIC2 ! ET]NAL MOM5T ( MEET+1 ! KISS ?AT NEV] 5DS4 ,LOVE (F]S ! LA/ HOPE ( ESCAPE FROM ! T]RIFY+ ISOLATION 9 :I* WE F9D \RSELVES -! LITTLE BOX ( A ROOM 9SIDE ! BIGG] BOX ( \R P>5TS' H\SE1 ! AP>TM5T BUILD+1 ! COMMUNE OR ! COLLEGE DORM1 SURR\ND$ ON EV]Y SIDE BY A MILLION O!R ID5TICAL LITTLE BOXES1 EA* ONE CLOS$ R\ND ITS LONEL9ESS LIKE M\?S HOLD+ BACK ! LONG SCREAM !Y'RE AFRAID TO LET \T4 ,WALK ?R\< ! /REETS1 ANY:]E1 ANY NI<T 9 ! <ETTO OR 9 ! SUBURBS1 & LI/5 AS Y\ PASS AN OP5 W9D[ -- ! *OK$ SOBB+ Y\'LL HE> ALWAYS S\NDS ! SAME4 ,9SIDE EA* ( US IS ! NAK$1 T]RIFI$ *ILD ?AT WAS NEV] ALL[$ ITS *ILDHOOD1 DREAM+ ( ?AT ONE HUMAN BE+ SOME:]E 9 ! WORLD TO :OM IT CAN %[ ITSELF1 TO :OM IT CAN S+ & LAU< & CRY )\T BE+ BETRAY$4 

,& :5 WE F9D SOMEONE1 !RE IS ! FE> ( LOSS4 ,C\PLES TRY TO BUILD >\ND !MSELVES AN AIRTI<T CAPSULE TO PREV5T ! OXYG5 ( !IR PASSION FROM BOIL+ AWAY 9 ! HUGE COLD VACUUM >\ND !M4 ,(T5 !Y SUCCE$3 !Y GET RID ( ANY \TSIDE ?REAT TO !IR UNION4 ,BUT )\T R5EWAL1 ! AIR 9SIDE GETS /ALE4 ,!Y TURN ON EA* O!R1 TE>+ ! ?9 WALLS TO %R$S1 & HURTLE AWAY 9 OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS ?R\< EMPT9ESS4 ,OR ELSE !Y /AY TOGE!R1 HELD LESS & LESS BY ANY REAL DESIRE = EA* O!R & MORE & MORE BY A COMPLICAT$ WEB ( HABIT1 GUILT1 FE>1 DECEPTION & RES5TM5T1 SL[LY POISON+ EA* O!R1 UNTIL !Y BECOME HELPLESS1 VICI\S <O/S :OSE RELATION%IP IS LONG REV5GE4 

,EXPLOSION OR SUFFOCATION1 ! RESULT IS ! SAME -- LONEL9ESS4 ,NO WOND] 0OLD] & WIS] HEADS0 ADVISE US TO RE/RA9 SU* DESIRES1 TO PUT UP ) SCRAPS FROM ! B>E TABLE ( 0COMPANION%IP04 ,SETTLE = LESS1 !Y SAY3 TRUE LOVE IS A FAIRY-TALE4 ,& WE CIRCLE EA* O!R W>ILY1 \R HE>TS CL5*$ LIKE FI/S >\ND ! FE> ( BETRAYAL3 WE PREF] />V+ ALONE1 AFT] A:ILE1 TO B>ELY TA/+ A FEA/ ?AT CAN BE SNAT*$ AWAY FROM US )\T W>N+ OR ?AT TURNS ROTT5 AFT] ! FIR/ M\?FUL4 

,NO D\BT ?OSE AMONG MY READ]S :O ?9K !Y'RE 0LIB]AT$01 :O'VE READ ! LATE/ BOOKS ON MEAN+FUL RELATION%IPS OR HAVE SOAK$ UP ! IDEOLOGY ( ,PLAYBOY & ! SW+] MAGAZ9ES1 WILL ?9K ?IS IS ALL V]Y OLD-FA%ION$4 ,BUT ASK Y\RSELF3 HAVE Y\ EV] WANT$ TO LOVE ) SU* 9T5SITY ?AT Y\R LOVE BECOMES Y\R S+LE GREATE/ WEAL?8 

,! DESIRE TO LOVE )\T RES]VE IS HI< ON ! LI/ ( ?OSE =BIDD5 BY ! ORGANIZ]S ( \R POV]TY4 ,IT IS A SPECT] HAUNT+ ! WORLD1 & ALL ! P[]S ( ! WORLD HAVE UNIT$ TO HUNT IT D[N1 FROM ! ,POPE TO ,HU< ,HEFN]1 FROM ,BILLY ,GRAHAM TO ,MAO ,TSETUNG4 ,PRAVDA1 ,COSMOPOLITAN1 & ,PSY*OLOGY ,TODAY ALL AGREE ON ONE ?+3 UNRE/RA9$ PASSION IS DANG]\S & MU/ BE /OPP$4 ,NEUROTIC6 ,UNREALI/IC6 ,B\RGEOIS6 

,YET EV5 !Y CAN'T CONCEAL ! RATE AT :I* M>RIAGE1 ?AT PRISON :I* ONCE UPON A TIME EV]YONE LONG$ = & NO-ONE D>$ TO LEAVE1 IS CRUMBL+ AWAY1 LEAV+ NO?+ BUT RUBBLE1 9 ITS PLACE4 ,DUR+ ! LA/ TWO YE>S 9 ,CALI=NIA1 !RE W]E MORE DIVORCES ?AN M>RIAGES4 ,! FAMILY IS COLLAPS+1 EAT5 AWAY BY ! ACIDS ( FRU/RATION & UND]M9$ BY ! LACK ( ANY ECONOMIC REASON = ITS EXI/5CE3 = YE>S1 9 ! EYES ( ! PLANN]S1 IT'S BE5 NO?+ MORE ?AN A CONV5I5T UNIT ( CONSUMPTION4 ,ITS ROLE AS UNIT ( PRODUCTION1 /RONG 9 ! DAYS ( ! FRONTI]1 ( F>M+ & HOME 9DU/RY1 WAS MADE OBSOLETE LONG AGO BY 9DU/RIALIZATION4 ,= A :ILE IT S]V$ AS A WAY ( PASS+ ON ! CONDITION+ ?AT MAKES US 9TO SLAVES1 A MA*9E = LOCK+ R\ND \R LEGS ! %ACKLES ( GUILT & FE>3 BUT EV5 9 ?IS IT IS FAIL+4 ,LET IT GO4 ,\R LOVE MU/ DELIV] 9 ITS RU9S4 

,C]TA9LY1 ! FAMILY-WOR%IP ( ,READ]S' ,DIGE/ & ! OLD TYPE ( WOM5'S MAGAZ9ES IS ALREADY A JOKE1 A T>GET AS BROAD AS A PREA*]'S ASS4 ,IT S]VES ! USUAL FUNCTION ( ! EXTREME ,RI<T1 LIKE ! ,BIR*]S ) !IR ,COMMUNI/S UND] ! B$ -- ?AT ( DEFLECT+ US T[>D ! 0MOD]N01 0FREE0 APPROA* ?AT ! BOSSES >E ALREADY (F]+1 COMPLETE ) GLOSSY HUMANI/IC PACKAG+ BY ,MADISON ,AV5UE4 ,?IS WAY1 LADIES & G5TLEM51 ! !RAPI/S >E WAIT+ = Y\1 ! GR\P-LEAD]S1 ! NEW PRIE/S ( NONATTA*M5T4 ,IT'S NO ACCID5T ?AT PRO/ITUTES >E N[ ADV]TIS+ 0PRIVATE NUDE 5C\NT] SESSIONS ON A WAT]B$04 ,!RE'S GOLD 9 !M ?> FRU/RATIONS4 

,! 5C\NT] GR\P IS A RITUAL 9 :I* ! VICTIMS1 ONE AFT] ANO!R1 (F] !MSELVES UP = SACRIFICE1 A SACRIFICE !Y HAVE ALREADY PAID TO MAKE4 ,IT'S LIKE BUY+ SOMEONE A KNIFE ON ! EXPRESS CONDITION ?AT !Y'LL SK9 Y\ ALIVE4 ,SURE1 ! !RAPI/ WILL HELP Y\ GET RID ( SOME ILLUSIONS3 BUT ALONG ) ! ILLUSIONS1 Y\ >E /RIPP$ ( ! DESIRES = :I* ! ILLUSIONS W]E AN 9ADEQUATE CLOAK4 ,& ! MO/ DISGU/+ P>T IS ?AT Y\'RE SUPPOS$ TO ADORE !M AFT] !Y DO IT TO Y\4 ,9 ALL ! TALK AB\T 0LOS+ ONE'S DEF5SES01 ! ESS5TIAL QUE/IONS >E NEV] ASK$3 ,:Y DO PEOPLE HAVE DEF5SES8 ,C\LDN'T IT BE BECAUSE ! WORLD IS SO ALI5 & HO/ILE8 ,ISN'T IT RATIONAL TO DEF5D ONESELF AGA9/ SU* A WORLD8 ,OR EV5 MORE1 TO ATTACK IT TOO? & NAIL8 ,:Y %\LD ,I TRU/ ALL !SE PEOPLE ANYWAY8 ,:AT HAVE ,I GOT 9 COMMON ) !M BESIDES HAV+ PAID TO BE H]E8 ,%,U,T ,U,P ,& ,C,O,N,F,E,S,S6 

,MAK+ US BELIEVE WE %\LD LOVE EA* O!R )\T ANY GOOD REASON1 & 9 ! PROCESS PROVID+ US ) ALL K9DS ( SUB/ITUTES = A COMMUNAL LIFE ?AT HAS DISAPPE>$ 79 A WELT] ( AP>TM5T COMPLEXES1 LAUNDROMATS1 MOVIE !AT]S1 MASSAGE P>LORS1 & /REETS ?AT >E AB\T AS SAFE AS A HEADHUNT]'S TROPHY-ROOM7 HAS BECOME A MAJOR 9DU/RY4 ,JESUS COMMUNES1 A%RAMS1 S5SITIVITY SESSIONS1 SWAPP+-M>KETS1 & A DOZ5 O!R BR&S ( PHONY COMMUNITY COMPETE = \R ATT5TION & \R POCKET-MONEY -- BUT1 LIKE ALL ! DIFF]5T SUBJECTS 9 S*OOL1 !Y ALL C>RY ! SAME MESSAGE2 9 ?IS CASE3 IF Y\ CAN'T GET IT TOGE!R ) O!R PEOPLE1 IT'S Y\R FAULT1 & ONLY BY DO+ EXACTLY AS WE SAY WILL Y\ BE SAV$4 ,!SE DAYS1 !Y'RE EV5 ORGANIZ+ 5C\NT] GR\PS BETWE5 MANAG]S & WORK]S1 9 :I* ! MANAG]S PROMISE TO BE MORE POLITE & ! WORK]S TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE4 ,SO MU* LESS WA/EFUL ?AN /RIKES1 & SO MU* MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ ?AN ! SIXTE5?-C5TURY ,G]MAN PR9CE :O US$ TO /ALK ?R\< ! /REETS ( HIS CAPITAL1 SLA%+ HIS SUBJECTS ACROSS ! FACE ) A RID+ CROP & SCREAM+3 0,LOVE ME1 Y\ SW9E60 

,MEAN:ILE1 EV]YONE WOND]S3 :Y IS IT SO H>D TO MEET PEOPLE8 ,! SOCIOLOGI/S & ! COMM5TATORS HAVE A FIELD' DAY4 0,OV]POPULATION0 !Y CRY1 0,! ,9CREAS+ ,COMPLEXITY ( \R ,9DU/RIAL ,SOCIETY40 ,! PRIE/S GET 9 !IR TWO C5TS AS WELL3 0,IT'S ! DECL9E ( ,FAI? -- IF ONLY MORE PEOPLE W5T TO ,*UR*60 ,SOME ( ! MO/ ADVANC$ SMOKESCRE5-SPREAD]S EV5 TALK AB\T SOME?+ CALL$ 0ALI5ATION01 AS IF ALI5ATION WAS SOME /RANGE K9D ( M5TAL WEA!R1 FALL+ \T ( ! SKY LIKE A SN[/ORM4 

,BUT1 ONCE AGA91 IF WE LOOK BACK AT \R [N LIVES IT'S SIMPLE 5\<4 ,:5 WE'RE ) O!R PEOPLE1 AT WORK1 WE'RE NOT ) !M BECAUSE WE *OOSE TO BE1 OR BECAUSE WE HAVE A REAL COMMON 9T]E/ 9 DO+ ! JOB3 WE'RE !RE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE !RE TO SELL \R TIME = A WAGE1 JU/ LIKE !M -- \R SURVIVAL PLUS ! P]SONNEL MANAG]'S *OICE IS :AT PUTS US !RE4 ,:5 WE'RE %OPP+1 IT'S ! SAME ?+2 ! O!R PEOPLE 9 ! /ORE >E !RE TO BUY1 BECAUSE !Y NE$ OR WANT GOODS ?AT >E = SALE !RE4 ,9 ! AP>TM5T- H\SE & ! NEI<BORHOOD IT'S ! SAME ?+ AGA93 WE HAVE TO LIVE SOME:]E1 & WE HAVE LITTLE OR NO *OICE AB\T :O WE'RE GO+ TO %>E A BUILD+ OR A /REET ) 7OR1 AT BE/1 ! NEGATIVE *OICE AF=D$ BY 9COME & E?NIC GR\P74 ,9 ! LAUNDROMAT1 ! SAME4 ,9 S*OOL1 ! SAME4 ,! MOVIES1 ! SAME4 ,:AT WE HAVE 9 COMMON ) ALL !SE PEOPLE IS HAV+ TO E>N MONEY & HAV+ TO SP5D IT3 !Y'RE JU/ MORE BODIES COMPET+ = A JOB OR A PLACE 9 L9E4 ,RELATION%IPS BAS$ ON ANY G5U9E MUTUAL AFF9ITY >E SQUEEZ$ \T BY RELATION%IPS BAS$ ON MONEY EX*ANGE4 ,:5 WE REA* TO T\* SOMEONE1 MONEY IS BETWE5 US LIKE AN 9VISIBLE WALL3 EV5 BETWE5 TWO PEOPLE 9 AN 5C\NT] GR\P LOCK$ 9 A DESP]ATE TE>FUL EMBRACE4 ,!Y PAID TO GET !RE3 EA* ONE ( ?OSE TE>S HAS A PRICE4 

,YET !RE >E MOM5TS3 ?OSE FLA%ES ( RECOGNITION1 :5 EYES SUDD5LY SEE EA* O!R 9 ! MIDDLE ( A BL9D$ CR[D3 ?OSE SIL5T EX*ANGES ( ANG] & SYMPA?Y AS ! BOSS SWAGG]S AWAY AFT] SPEW+ \T HIS LATE/ TIRADE3 ?OSE H&S BRU%+ AS BODIES SWAY TOO CLOSE ON A PACK$ DANCE FLOOR3 ?OSE QUICK SMILES EX*ANG$ ?R\< C> W9D[S1 BE=E ! TRAFFIC DIVIDES US AGA94 ,! EYES SAY3 ,I KN[ Y\ BECAUSE Y\ >E ALONE LIKE ME4 ,!RE IS NO TRU? 9 ! LANGUAGE ( WORDS ?AT CAN MAT* ?IS HONE/Y3 ONLY ! LANGUAGE ( ACTS IS EQUAL TO IT1 & ALONE WE CANNOT ACT4 

,ALONE8 ,!RE'S ! BIGGE/ IRONY ( ALL4 ,! OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE ON ! PLANET >E N[ WOV5 9TO A GLOBAL WEB ( PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION3 IT TAKES ! COMB9$ EF=T ( T5S ( MILLIONS ( HUMAN BE+S DO+ EV]Y CONCEIVABLE K9D ( WORK TO PRODUCE ! LIFE ( ANYONE ( US1 EV]Y S+LE DAY4 ,YET1 AT ! SAME TIME1 ?IS VA/ COOP]ATION IS ALMO/ 5TIRELY UNCONSCI\S & UNWILL+3 WE SELL \R TIME & \R P[] TO WORK 9DIVIDUALLY TO ?IS OR ?AT CORPORATION 7OR1 9 ! 0,COMMUNI/0 C\NTRIES1 ?IS OR ?AT GOV]NM5T71 EA* ( :I* COMPETES ) EA* O!R = A BIGG] %>E ( ! WORLD M>KET4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME 9 HI/ORY !RE EXI/ ! TE*NOLOGICAL MEANS1 9 ! =M ( COMPUT]S & TELECOMMUNICATIONS1 TO CREATE A FREE COMMUNITY ( ! :OLE HUMAN RACE -MEANS BR\<T 9TO BE+ ?R\< ! V]Y M>KET ?AT DIVIDES US1 ?AT ?R[S US 9 & \T ( WORK1 ?AT IS DRAGG+ US CLOS] & CLOS] TO ! ?IRD WORLDWIDE SLAU<T] 9 ONE C5TURY4 

,! AGONIZ+ CONTRADICTION BETWE5 :AT IS & :AT C\LD BE1 BETWE5 :AT WE HAVE & :AT WE C\LD HAVE1 BUILDS & BUILDS 9SIDE US4 ,ITS LIKE A HUGE FAULT RUNN+ B5EA? ! SURFACE ( EV]Y CITY1 ! /RESSES GR[+ ! HE>T ( ! ROCK UNTIL ! SLI<TE/ TREMOR CAN SET (F A GIGANTIC QUAKE4 ,9 ! SLEEPY1 CONS]VATIVE ,WE/ ,G]MAN T[N ( ,HANNOV] 9 #a#i#g#c1 A FEW HUNDR$ HI< S*OOL /UD5TS COME TOGE!R ONE DAY TO PROTE/ ! SECOND RISE 9 /REETC> F>ES 9 A YE>4 ,!Y SAT D[N ON ! /REETC> TURNTABLES DUR+ ! EV5+ RU% H\R & W]E PROMPTLY SET UPON BY RIOT COPS4 ,BUT ! PEOPLE COM+ HOME FROM WORK & ! /REETC> DRIV]S SAW & REMEMB]$3 )9 A FEW DAYS !RE WAS A CITYWIDE TRANSPORT /RIKE & BOYCOTT4 ,SOME DRIV]S KEPT ! TROLLEYS RUNN+ )\T TAK+ ANY F>ES1 :ILE AUTO-[N]S ORGANIZ$ A FREE RIDE S]VICE1 TURN+ !IR 0PRIVATE0 C>S 9TO COMMUNAL TRANSPORT4 ,9 ! SQU>E :]E ! TURNTABLES W]E1 !RE WAS A CON/ANT CR[D ( PEOPLE AT ALL H\RS ( ! DAY1 TALK+1 LAU<+1 GETT+ TO KN[ EA* O!R4 ,! FRI<T5$ CITY AU?ORITIES BACK$ D[N & CUT ! F>ES AGA91 & LIFE 9 ,HANNOV] RETURN$ TO NORMAL3 BUT ! REAL VICTORY WAS ?AT ! /UD5TS1 ! /RIK]S1 ! COMMUT]S HAD BROK5 = A TIME \T ( ! RADIOACTIVE CIRCLES ( !IR ISOLATION4 ,!Y HAD BEGUN TO CREATE ! NEW SOCIAL RELATION%IPS :I* >E ! BASIS = A NEW WORLD4 ,= A TIME1 ! LANGUAGE ( EYES BECAME ! LANGUAGE ( DE$S1 & ! RESULT WAS REAL COMMUNITY -- ! COMMUNITY ( FRE$OM4 

  

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