,FRAGM5TS ( AN ,AN>*I/ ,AN?ROPOLOGY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BA$AN 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ?IS TIME AS 9 ALL O!RS1 !RE >E ?OSE :O >E HOPELESSLY ON ! SIDE ( *AOS1 UNPR$ICTABILITY1 *ANCE4 ,:O WANT NO?+ BUT TO DELI<T 9 ! NO?+ & SEEK AMUSEM5T 9 ! UNFOLD+ ( ! COSMOS4 

,BUT 9 ?IS !Y >E H9D]$ & L$ A/RAY BY SO MANY EMISS>IES & PREA*]S FROM A WORLD :]E EV]Y?+ HAS TO BE--& IS--JU/ SO4 ,A WORLD ?AT 9SI/S ON H>D WORK S]V$ ) A SMILE1 A WORLD ( REW>D & PUNI%M5T1 ( JU/ *OICES & ( WRONG ONES4 ,A WORLD :OSE EVILS DEM& R$RESS1 9 :I* ! DOOR IS ALWAYS OP5 TO DO SOME?+ AB\T ANY?+1 & 9 :I* EV]YONE MU/ F9D HIS OR H] PLACE4 ,A WORLD :I*1 SO !Y SAY1 IS ?IS ONE4 

,ON !IR WOR/ DAYS1 ! AN>*I/S BELIEVE ! PREA*]S MU/ BE RI<T1 SO NUM]\S >E !IR FLOCKS4 ,NO D\BT IT W\LD BE EASI] IF IT 5D$ H]E1 BUT AS NO?+ IS EV] OV] !Y F9D !MSELVES BEG9N+1 AS IF COMPELL$1 TO QUE/ION AGA9 ! WORLD ( ORD]4 

,F9D+ EA* O!R 9EXPLICABLY RESI/ANT & 5TANGL$ 9 A WEB SPUN EV] DEEP] & MORE 9TRICATE1 !Y PLAY \T !IR RITUALS4 ,AN>*I/ B&S >E SECRETIVE TO ! EXTREME1 & BY ALL ACC\NTS !Y DO NOT ADMIT ! EXI/5CE ( !SE RITUALS EV5 TO !MSELVES4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ONE MAY OBS]VE C]TA9 RITES CRUCIAL TO ! COH]5CY1 MORALE & MY?OLOGY ( AN>*I/ B&S4 

,! ,RITUAL 

,RITUAL1 TO ! AN>*I/S1 EXCE$S ! M]E REPETITION ( =M4 ,REPETITION IS ONE ( RITUAL'S ASPECTS1 & HAS SEV]AL FACETS ( ITS [N4 ,= ONE1 !RE IS ! MATT] ( SURVIVAL4 ,! ISSUE ( SURVIVAL CAN BE HI<LY OBSCUR$1 BUT IS NEV] ABS5T1 & ! RITUALS >E DEVELOP$ NOT ONLY TO 5SURE ! SURVIVAL ( !IR PRACTITION]S1 BUT ALSO = !IR [N 5DURANCE4 ,:5 !Y >E REPEAT$1 !Y >E PASS$ ON1 & :5 !Y >E REPEAT$1 !Y RECALL ! PA/4 ,?US ANO!R FACET ( ! REPETITION IS TO /IMULATE ! MEMORY1 SO ?AT ONE SEES ONE'S GE/URES 9 !IR PLACE )9 A LONG *A94 

,! *A9 B9DS ! PRACTITION]--TO ! GE/URE1 ! PA/1 ! FUTURE--ONLY 9 ORD] TO UNB9D4 ,!RE IS A PO9T 9 ! MOTIONS :]E ONE HAS TO RECOGNIZE !M AS METAPHOR1 AS P>ODY1 NEI!R 9CID5TAL NOR AN 5D 9 !MSELVES4 ,!Y SAY ?AT ! =MS DISSOLVE AT ! $GES1 :]E ONE IS NOT LOOK+ DIRECTLY1 & RIPPLE 9 & \T ( !MSELVES4 ,GE/URES :I* CORRODE !MSELVES BECAUSE !Y MU/ CORRODE ! PRACTITION]'S HABITUAL MANN] ( P]CEPTION4 

,= ! AN>*I/1 A RITUAL IS NOT AN EX]CISE 9 ADH]5CE4 ,IT IS AN 9ITIATION1 C]TA9LY4 ,BUT RA!R ?AN BE+ A WAY 9TO ! GR\P1 IT IS JU/ ! OPPOSITE--A WAY \T4 

,! ,BLACK ,MASK 

,TO LIVE 9 SOCIETY IS TO WE> A MASK1 
MORE OR LESS FITT+1 
& TO 5C\NT] AN >RAY ( FACES1 
MORE OR LESS FAMILI>4 

,! BLACK MASK IS ! MO/ VISIBLE SYMBOL ( ! AN>*I/4 ,ITS EXI/5CE IS KN[N TO ! NOVICE EV5 BE=E HE IS CONTACT$1 BUT ITS RITUAL SYMBOLISM IS UNKN[N TO HIM UNTIL HIS 9ITIATION4 

,AT ! TIME ( ! 9ITIATION1 A TIME UNRECOGNIZ$ UNTIL IT HAS HAPP5$1 ! NOVICE F9DS HIMSELF ALONE ) A BAG4 ,HE HAS F\ND HIMSELF H]E BY A /RANGE & =GOTT5 PA?1 A S]IES ( SUBTLE MANEUV]S & UNMEMORABLE GE/URES4 ,9 TRU?1 HE HAS BE5 BR\<T H]E1 L$ ALONG BY AN UN%AKABLE S5SE ( DISCOM=T ) ! SOCIAL GAME4 ,!RE >E WAYS ?IS DISCOM=T IS MANIFE/$3 TALK+ AB\T IT1 DO+ IT DIFF]5TLY1 DO+ IT WRONG1 SOMETIMES REFUS+ TO DO IT AT ALL4 ,& !SE LITTLE REFUSALS1 ) ! SCORN !Y E>N FROM MO/ & ! 9T]E/ !Y ELICIT 9 O!RS1 DRAW HIM 9TO A B&4 ,! B& HAS ITS [N SOCIAL GAMES1 ITS BAD MANN]S & 9V]T$ FA%IONS1 ITS P>ODIES ( SOCIAL NORMS4 ,IT IS :5 HE HAS TIR$ ( !SE1 :5 HE CONTEMPLATES ) A SIMIL> S5SE ( CYNICISM ! MACROCOSM & MICROCOSM2 ! V]SE1 9V]SE1 REV]SE1 & P]V]SE2 ! LOYAL SUBJECTS & ! LOYAL OPPOSITION2 IT IS !N ?AT HE TURNS FROM ! COMPANY & F9DS HIMSELF ALONE4 ,ALONE1 ?AT IS1 BUT = ! BAG4 

,NOVICE & BAG >E ALONE 9 A PLACE4 ,! PLACE IS A ROOM1 OR IT IS A C>1 OR A PAT* ( E>? OR SOME O!R SPOT4 ,! BAG IS UNREM>KABLE BUT FAMILI>1 & SEEMS TO VAGUELY (F] RELIEF ( ! PRES5T CIRCUM/ANCE4 ,! NOVICE OP5S ! BAG ) AN ANTICIPATION DILUT$ BY CYNICISM3 HE HALF EXPECTS TO F9D SOME SECRET MESSAGE1 & HALF TO UNCOV] NO?+ ( 9T]E/4 ,9 ! BAG !RE IS A SMALL BUNDLE ( CLO?1 NEATLY FOLD$1 BLACK AS NI<T4 ,HE )DRAWS IT & HE RECOGNIZES IT AS ! MASK ( ! AN>*I/4 

,HE FEELS ALMO/ AS IF HE C\LD LAU<4 ,FAC$ ) ! FABRIC1 HE WOND]S ?AT HE HAS NEV] BE=E CONTEMPLAT$ :Y ! BLACK MASK IS ! FACE ( AN>*Y4 ,HE HAS WORN ! MASK BE=E1 ?9K+ ONLY ( ! PRACTICAL IMP]ATIVE ( ANONYMITY4 ,N[ IT HAS COME TO HIM AS A /RANGE ANSW] TO HIS QUE/ION1 NOT AT ALL :AT HE WAS LOOK+ =1 BUT AN ANSW] NONE!LESS4 ,! MASK IS A GIFT GIV5 BY NO ONE & C>RY+1 LIKE ALL GIFTS1 ITS SIL5T QUE/ION4 ,! ANONYMITY IT (F]S IS NOT ! COLD ANONYMITY ( SOCIAL NICETY1 BUT A W>M EMBRACE FROM SOME?+ ?AT C>ES AB\T HIM NOT AT ALL4 ,IT IS NOT ! NICE/ GIFT4 ,IT DOES NOT AFFIRM4 ,ALL IT (F]S IS A REM9D] TO RELAX BECAUSE1 TO ! UNIV]SE1 HE IS NO?+ BUT A K9K ( ITS UNFOLD+4 ,) A DEEP SI< & A FEEL+ /RANGELY LIKE BE+ TICKL$1 HE ACCEPTS ! GIFT4 

,AS HE WALKS BACK FROM ! PLACE :]E HE WAS ALONE TO ! PLACE :]E ! GR\P IS1 HIS /EPS SEEM ONLY ! FULFILLM5T ( 9EVITABILITY1 AS IF PULL$ BY NO =CE O!R ?AN TIME'S WEIRD PASSAGE4 

,! 9ITIATE DOES NOT SPEAK ( ! RITUAL4 ,! M>K ( ! 9ITIATION MAY BE WITNESS$ 9 H[ HE WE>S ! SOCIAL MASK 7A BIT LESS RIGID1 A LITTLE LESS IMPORTANT1 AS IF SEEK+ TO AMUSE & BE AMUS$74 ,HE CAN /ILL FEEL1 ) A C]TA9 SADNESS1 ITS WEI<T1 & REMEMB]1 ) A C]TA9 NO/ALGIA1 H[ IT DISAPPE>$ 9TO ! BLACK COTTON4 ,BUT HE HE>S SOMEONE CALL+1 &1 RECOGNIZ+ AN 9VITATION TO PASS ! TIME1 HE JO9S 94 

,! ,BLOODLETT+ 

,ALL MY LIFE HAVE ,I SUFF]$1 BUT ALWAYS )94 

,! 9ITIATE'S BLOOD HAS ALWAYS BE5 = H] A QUIET REM9D] ( :O %E IS2 OR1 AT LEA/1 ( :AT %E IS NOT4 ,= AS LONG AS %E CAN REMEMB]1 BLOOD HAS FASC9AT$ H]4 ,= NE>LY AS LONG %E HAS KN[N ?IS MAKES H] WEIRD4 

,:5 Y\ FALL & CUT Y\RSELF1 Y\ >E NOT SUPPOS$ TO />E AT ! W\ND4 ,Y\ >E NOT SUPPOS$ TO LIKE TO WAT* :5 ! DOCTOR DRAWS Y\R BLOOD4 ,Y\ >E NOT SUPPOS$ TO 5JOY ! TA/E :5 Y\ FALL & SPLIT Y\R LIP1 & Y\ >E DEF9ITELY NOT SUPPOS$ TO GET 9 ! HABIT ( MAK+ Y\RSELF BLE$ SO Y\ CAN EXP]I5CE ! FLAVOR AGA94 

,:5 Y\ GET SICK1 Y\ >E NOT SUPPOS$ TO HAVE A CRAZY URGE TO OP5 A VE9 & LET ! SICKNESS \T4 ,:5 Y\ LIKE SOMEONE1 Y\ >E NOT SUPPOS$ TO WOND] :AT !Y TA/E LIKE4 ,:5 Y\ >E HAV+ SEX1 Y\'RE NOT SUPPOS$ TO WANT TO TE> 9TO ! NECK ) Y\R TEE? & 9TO ! BACK ) Y\R NAILS LIKE Y\ >E TRY+ TO KILL !M4 ,Y\'RE NOT SUPPOS$ TO HAVE TO WE> LONG SLEEVES & HI< COLL>S >\ND LIKE Y\ HAVE SOME?+ TO HIDE4 ,Y\'RE NOT SUPPOS$ TO MAKE PEOPLE :O C>E AB\T Y\ WORRI$4 ,Y\'RE NOT SUPPOS$ TO FEEL A%AM$ ( :O Y\ >E4 

,:5 Y\ FEEL TOO MU* SADNESS TO HOLD1 Y\'RE NOT SUPPOS$ TO BELIEVE Y\ CAN LET IT \T ( Y\ 9 D>K R$ TE>S ?AT PLUMMET 9TO ! BAS9 & BLOSSOM !RE 9 %APES SO BEAUTIFUL !Y MAKE Y\ FEEL BETT]4 ,:5 Y\ FEEL LIKE A MA*9E1 OR A P>T ( A MA*9E1 & >5'T SURE :E!R Y\ >E ALIVE1 Y\'RE NOT SUPPOS$ TO HAVE TO OP5 Y\RSELF UP & TAKE A PEEK TO PUT Y\R M9D AT EASE4 ,:5 Y\ WI% TO MAKE A BOND TO A PLACE1 Y\'RE NOT SUPPOS$ TO MAKE A GIFT TO ! SOIL FROM Y\R VE9S4 ,:5 Y\ FEEL = ONCE ?AT !RE IS SOMEONE Y\ TRU/1 Y\ >E NOT SUPPOS$ TO BEG !M TO LET Y\ CUT OP5 !IR SK9 TO SEE !IR BLOOD & TA/E IT4 ,& Y\ >E NOT SUPPOS$ TO M+LE IT ) Y\R [N TO FEEL ANO!R'S PULSE )9 Y\R VE9S4 

,Y\ >E NOT SUPPOS$ TO FEEL !RE IS NO ONE ELSE :O NE$S ?IS 9 ORD] TO LET GO4 ,BUT Y\ DO4 ,& EV]Y TIME Y\ LET GO ( A FEEL+1 ?IS O!R FEEL+ SETS 9 DEEP]4 ,AT ! BLOODLETT+1 Y\ CAN AT LA/ LET GO ( ?IS4 

,! ,FIRE/>T+ 

,& ON ! EI<? DAY1 WE BURN$ IT4 

,SOME TIME AFT] HIS 9ITIATION1 ! 9ITIATE MAY BECOME READY = ! RITUAL ( 9VOCATION4 ,! AN>*I/S HAV+ NO LAWS TO DET]M9E ONE'S READ9ESS NOR ELD]S TO APPO9T ! TIME1 ! 9ITIATES !MSELVES MU/ DET]M9E !IR WILL+NESS & MAKE ! NECESS>Y PREP>ATIONS4 ,?\< ?IS CAN BE DONE ALONE1 IT IS USUALLY ! WORK ( A FEW1 = ! 9VOCATION IS NOT ONLY A RITUAL ( P[] BUT ALSO ONE ( BOND+4 

,! 9ITIATES' MOTIVES = CALL+ ! FIRE >E V>I$4 ,!Y MAY DO IT TO DE/ROY1 TO CAUSE TR\BLE1 TO HAVE FUN1 OR TO FEEL P[]FUL1 BUT NONE ( !SE IS ! FIRE'S ALLURE4 ,IT IS NOT A RITUAL ( EX]CIS+ ONE'S [N P[] BUT ONE ( OCCUPY+ A SPACE ?R\< :I* P[] IS TRANSF]R$4 ,!RE IS LITTLE EF=T REQUIR$ = ! 9ITIATES TO ACQUIRE ! MAT]IALS & SKILLS1 & ! P[] !Y 9VOKE IS F> TOO GREAT = !M TO CALL !IR [N4 ,?\< !Y MAY KN[ IT NOT1 !Y SUMMON ! FIRE 9 ORD] TO BE TRANS=M$3 =G$ BY ITS HEAT & FUZ$ TO EA* O!R BY ITS LI<T4 ,FIRE WILL BREAK D[N & CA/ TO ! W9D :AT IT CAN1 BUT :AT PASSES ?R\< IT 9TACT WILL GR[ 9 RESI/ANCE TO ! =CES ?AT SEEK TO BREAK IT4 ,?IS IS A QUALITY MU* DESIR$ BY ! AN>*I/4 

,! FIRE />T$1 ! DEP>TURE UND]WAY1 ! ADEPT TURNS = A MOM5T & />ES AT ! %APE ( ! P[] RO>+ AS IT TE>S ?R\< ! WORLD4 ,%E *OKES ON AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE VOICE TO ! DESIRE ! FIRE'S T\* AWAK5S3 ?AT %E W\LD LIKE TO PAUSE = A TIME1 TO ABSORB ! HEAT & LI<T ( ?IS T[]+ BLAZE1 TO LET H]SELF BE AW$ BY ! P[] %E HAS SUMMON$4 ,BUT %E KN[S !RE IS NO TIME TO L+]1 & TA/ES ! BITT] DEPRIVATION1 EV5 9 H] CRIME1 ( ! DESIR$ 5C\NT] ) *AOS4 

,! ,/ORYTELL+ 

,:5 ! B&S >E SCATT]$ & SURVIV+1 :5 !RE IS WORK TO DO & LITTLE TIME TO REMEMB] OR TO CONTEMPLATE1 & NO REASON TO BE IDLE1 !SE >E ! TIMES :5 /ORIES >E MADE4 

,:5EV] SOME ( !IR NUMB] HAVE DEP>T$1 :5 ! ONES :O REMA9 FEEL GRIEF & EMPT9ESS1 !RE IS A TIME :5 /ORIES >E TOLD4 ,BUT ! AN>*I/S >E NEV] FREE FROM GRIEF1 & SO ! /ORYTELL+ IS ! MO/ COMMON ( !IR RITUALS1 & IT HAPP5S EV]Y TIME ! AN>*I/ B&S COME TOGE!R1 & IT IS ! PURPOSE ( !IR COM+ TOGE!R4 

,FIR/1 H[EV]1 GA!R+ TIMES >E SP5T DISPELL+ URGES & REORGANIZ+ 5]GIES1 TRAD+ W\NDS & REHE>S+ PLANS4 ,ONLY !N1 :5 ! 9ITIATES HAVE SETTL$ & SPACE HAS BE5 MADE = SIL5CE1 MAY ! /ORYTELL+ BEG94 ,= ! /ORYTELL+ CANNOT BE P]=M$ UNTIL ALL >E READY TO LI/54 

,IT IS A FEEL+ ( PUZZLEM5T ?AT UND]GIRDS ?IS RITUAL ( GA!R+--?IS & ! QUIET ACKN[L$GM5T ( A NE$ TO TURN4 ,! AN>*I/ IS ACCU/OM$ TO SEE+ ! WORLD FROM ! \TSIDE4 ,%E TURNS TO ! /ORYTELL+ TO HE> AB\T ! \TSID]S FROM !IR [N \TSIDE--NOT FROM ! SOCIETY ?AT HAS MADE !M \TSID]S1 BUT FROM A PLACE BEYOND BO?--A PLACE 9HABIT$ BY ! /ORYTELL]4 

,! MASK ( ! /ORYTELL] PASSES FREELY AMONG ! 9ITIATES1 & IT IS (T5 IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY :O WE>S IT4 ,BUT ITS WE>+ IS NATURALLY RIP5$ BY AGE1 SO MU* SO ?AT ! MASK (T5 APPE>S TO BE AGE ITSELF1 :ISP]+ ( ITS SECRETS4 ,?R\< IT ! 9ITIATES CAN SLIP AS ?R\< A CRACK & WAT* ! FR+ES ( !IR LIVES FLUTT] TREMUL\SLY 9 ! W9D ( TIME4 

,?R\< ! /ORY1 ONE WILL (T5 REVISIT A GRAVE LOSS OR SOME HORROR ( ! PA/4 ,! /ORY DOES NOT DIM9I% ! GRIEF1 IT EXP&S IT UNTIL IT OV]FL[S ITS WALLS4 ,ONE IS EMPTI$ BY ! /ORYTELL+1 EMPTI$ ( ALL BUT ! MO/ CLOSELY GU>D$ EMB]S1 =M$ ALSO 9 ! /ORY1 ABID+ 5\< TO LA/ ! NI<T4 

,= ?\< ! /ORY W&]S MANY PA?S1 !Y ALL TELL ( ! L5G? ( ! NI<T1 & ( ! ONES :O GOT LO/1 TRY+ F9D !IR WAY BACK TO ! DAWN4 

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