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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEJ&RO ,DE ,ACO/A 

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,:5 Y\ GET SLEEPY1 DO Y\ GO TO SLEEP8 
,OR DO Y\ LIE AWAKE80 

- ,CAGE1 0,COMPOSITION AS ,PROCESS0 

0,IF AMONG Y\ !RE >E ?OSE :O WI% TO GET SOME:]E1 
LET !M LEAVE AT ANY MOM5T40 

0,IF ANYBODY IS SLEEPY1 LET HIM GO TO SLEEP0 

- ,CAGE1 0,LECTURE ON ,NO?+0 

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,!RE IS A COMPUT] PROGRAM CALL$ ! ,AUTOMATIC ,9SURRECTION>Y ,MANIFE/O ,G5]ATOR4 ,A,I,M,G PRODUCES ?IS SORT ( \TPUT3 

,:AT'S NE$$ IS NOT MOBILIZATION1 & EV5 F> LESS ABS5CE1 BUT A PUTT+-9TO-PRACTICE ( 9OP]ATIVE CRISIS1 A REJECTION 9 ALL =MS ( ! TEMPORALITY ( HUMANISM4 

,?IS IS A CALL TO 9DIFF]5CE1 NOT AN 9SI/5CE ON ABS5CE4 

,WE MU/ DE/ROY ALL HUMANISM--)\T ILLUSIONS4 

,CONFRONT$ ) ?OSE :O REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE !MSELVES 9 \R ORGIES ( NEGATION1 WE (F] NEI!R CRITICISM NOR DIALOGUE BUT ONLY \R SCORN4 

,A L9K LABEL$ 0,A,G,A,90 IS CONV5I5TLY C5T]$ BEL[ ! TEXT1 9VIT+ US TO ! PLEASURES ( REPETITION4 ,IT RELOADS ! PAGE & EA* TIME G5]ATES A ?REE-P>AGRAPH MANIFE/O COMPOS$ ( SU* S5T5CES4 ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT IS :OLLY PR$ICTABLE1 9 A 'MAD LIB' SORT ( WAY4 ,ALL ! TITLES IT PRODUCES HAVE ! SAME S*EMA3 0,LEAV+ ,X BEH9D3 NOTES ON ,Y10 :]E ,X 9CLUDES 0MOBILIZATION10 0ACTIVISM10 0PASSIVITY10 0FOSSILIZATION10 0HUMANISM10 & SO ON2 & ,Y 9CLUDES 0CRISIS10 0RUPTURE10 09SURRECTION10 OR 0ZONES ( 9DI/9CTION :I* NE$ NO JU/IFICATION10 = EXAMPLE4 ,! SAME GOES = ! RE/ ( ! MANIFE/OS4 ,Y\ MAY HAVE 5C\NT]$ ITS \TPUT AT ITS HOME PAGE1 :OSE L9K WAS PO/$ & S5T >\ND QUITE A BIT 9 #b#i2 OR Y\ MAY HAVE BE5 PRES5T$ ) ITS TEXTS 9 A MORE OR LESS DECEPTIVE1 MORE OR LESS MOCK+ WAY 9 BLOGS1 OR 9 COMM5TS ON ,AN>*I/ ,NEWS4 

,A L9K AT ! BOTTOM ( ! PAGE TAKES US TO 09SURRECT4RB10 ! CODE4 ,READ+ ?OSE #abf L9ES WAS V]Y 9T]E/+2 DESPITE MY LIMIT$ UND]/&+ ( PROGRAMM+1 ! WAY ,A,I,M,G OP]ATES WAS CLE> 5\<4 ,!RE IS A LI/ ( DEF9ITIONS 9 :I* WORDS >E CLASS$ TOGE!R UND] HEAD+S SU* AS 0?+S WE LIKE10 0?+S WE DON'T LIKE10 0?+S WE DO10 0?+S WE DON'T DO02 = ! MO/ P>T1 !N1 !Y >E GR\PS ( PRESUM$ SYNONYMS4 7,I NOTE ) 9T]E/ ?AT ! LONGE/ LI/ IS 0?+S WE DON'T LIKE047 ,AS ,I HAD SUSPECT$1 ! POSSIBLE \TCOMES >E F9ITE4 ,AT FIR/1 READ+ JU/ ! CODE MI<T SUGGE/ ?AT ! PROBLEM ) ! RHETORIC ( 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*ISM IS ?AT IT IS NOT 9V5TIVE 5\<4 ,ITS T]MS >E NOT SUFFICI5TLY V>I$ OR DIFF]5TIAT$ & !RE=E !Y HAVE A T5D5CY TO COLLAPSE 9TO EA* O!R4 ,BUT IS ! PROGRAMM]'S GOAL TO USE ! CODE TO PRODUCE A MORE >TFUL RHETORIC8 

,ON ! SAME PAGE AS 09SURRECT4RB0 IS A 0READ ME0 FILE1 :I* (F]S ! FOLL[+ EXPLANATION3 

,! PURPOSE ( ?IS LITTLE PROGRAM IS TO EXPOSE ! S$UCTIONS ( RHETORIC1 NOT TO CRITICIZE ACTIONS TAK54 ,DESPITE MY ADMIRATION = MANY ( ! ACTIONS TAK5 9 ! NAME ( 9SURRECTION1 ,I'M SUSPICI\S ( H[ EASY IT IS TO SUB/ITUTE /YLE = SUB/ANCE 9 ! COMMUNIQUES DESCRIB+ !SE ACTIONS4 ,& ?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT ALL '9SURRECTIONI/' TEXTS >E MEAN+LESS .<444.> ,?IS PROGRAM IS 9T5D$ ONLY TO DEMON/RATE ! PITFALLS ( LANGUAGE :I* S\NDS TOO GOOD TO BE MEAN+FUL4 

,! REM>KS AB\T SUB/ITUT+ 0/YLE = SUB/ANCE0 & 0S\ND+ TO GOOD TO BE MEAN+FUL0 SUGGE/ ! CONTR>Y3 ! 0PURPOSE0 IS LESS RHETORIC4 ,TO ! DEGREE ?AT ,A,I,M,G ACCOMPLI%ES ?IS GOAL1 IT DOES SO BY %[+ ! LIMIT$ 9V5TIV5ESS ( :AT ,I WILL CALL ,I-DISC\RSE4 ,& IT DOES SO FROM A P]SPECTIVE ?AT OPTS = AN UN9V5TIVE 0SUB/ANCE0 RA!R ?AN A SUP]IOR 0/YLE40 

,ONE C\LD EASILY UND]TAKE A CRITIQUE ( ! PROGRAMM]'S ASSUMPTIONS BY ASK+ IF ! LI/S ( 0?+S WE LIKE0 OR 0?+S WE DON'T LIKE0 REALLY CONTA9 9T]*ANGEABLE T]MS4 7,OR1 SUPPOS+ ?AT !Y DO1 H[ SU* 9T]*ANGEABILITY COMES AB\T74 ,BUT !RE IS A MORE 9T]E/+ ISSUE1 A MORE PR(\ND LIMITATION 9 ! CODE ?AN F9ITE WORD LI/S4 ,L9E #g#e1 = EXAMPLE1 READS 

0,?IS IS A CALL TO _?_<?+S.-WE.-LIKE_>1 NOT AN 9SI/5CE ON _?_<?+S.-WE.-DONT.-LIKE_>40 :I*1 9 PROSE1 AM\NTS TO SOME?+ LIKE3 

0,DO ! GOOD1 NOT ! BAD10 OR3 
0,DO :AT WE DO1 DON'T DO :AT WE DON'T DO40 

,!SE >E EXAMPLES ( ! SIMPLE/ GRAMMATICAL =MULATIONS ( A MORAL CODE1 ( A SORT WE DISCOV] 9 ALL SORTS ( DISC\RSES4 ,DISCOV]+ SU* A CODE PUTS ME BEYOND ! DESIRE TO CRITIQUE 7TO IMPROVE BY /RATEGIC NEGATION74 ,! QUE/ION BECOMES ONE ( OV]COM+ A MORALITY ?AT IS SO EASILY CODIFI$4 

,! PROGRAMM]1 OR :OEV] WROTE ! 0READ ME0 FILE1 TELLS ME :AT HE SEES AS ! ,A,I,M,G'S PURPOSE4 ,I AM FREE TO UND]/& ITS \PUT 9 ?AT MANN] OR 9 A V>IETY ( O!RS4 ,N[1 TO OV]COME ! UNEXAM9$ MORALITY WRITT5 9TO ! CODE1 ,I AM CONC]N$ FIR/ ( ALL ) WIT4 ,SUPPOS+ ! \TPUT HAS SOME?+ TO DO ) ITS /AT$ PURPOSE1 ?AT PURPOSE IS A*IEV$ ?R\< BE+ WITTY4 7,( C\RSE ,A,I,M,G IS NOT WITTY1 BECAUSE IT IS NOT A P]SON4 ,BUT ! PROGRAMM] PROBABLY ?\<T HE WAS BE+ WITTY :5 HE ASSEMBL$ IT2 & MANY PEOPLE ?9K !Y >E WITTY :5 !Y USE IT & PROPAGATE ITS \TPUT47 ,I TAKE WIT TO BE PRIM>ILY AN ES!TIC MATT]1 TO BE JUDG$ 9 T]MS ( ITS SUCCESS4 7,& !RE >E MANY SORTS ( SUCCESSES4 ,IT C\LD BE ?AT ! JOKE IS ON ! JOK]S47 ,= ! OV]COM+ ,I HAVE 9 M9D1 ,I AM ALSO CONC]N$ ) IMPORTANCE1 ) SOME WAY ( GETT+ AT ! VALUES AT PLAY 9 A MORAL OR E?ICAL SY/EM4 ,SO LET US PLAY A LOGICAL GAME1 CYCL+ ?R\< POSSIBILITIES BAS$ ON V>Y+ ANSW]S TO TWO QUE/IONS3 ,IS ! ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT WITTY8 ,&3 DOES ! ,A,I,M,G MATT]8 

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,GIV5 \R TWO QUE/IONS1 !RE >E F\R POSITIONS3 

,! ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT IS WITTY1 & IT MATT]S4 

,! ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT IS NOT WITTY1 & IT MATT]S4 

,! ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT IS NOT WITTY1 & IT DOES NOT MATT]4 

,! ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT IS WITTY1 & IT DOES NOT MATT]4 

,N[1 ?IS LOGICAL GAME IS JU/ ?AT - ( C\RSE ANYONE MAY OCCUPY ONE OR MORE ( ! POSITIONS SUCCESSIVELY OR EV5 SIMULTANE\SLY4 ,BUT = ! SAKE ( ! GAME ,I SUMMON UP A LUN> L&SCAPE1 :]E F\R SPEAK]S DELIV] !IR MONOLOGUES4 

,! FIR/ TWO POSITIONS EMPHASIZE WRIT+4 ,:O HAS ALREADY /EPP$ =W>D TO SAY ?AT ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT IS WITTY1 & IT MATT]S8 ,IT IS ! ,AU?OR 7& HIS AUDI5CE1 AMUS$74 ,SU* IS ! POSITION LAID \T 9 ! 0READ ME0 FILE2 SU* IS ! APP>5T /ANCE ( MANY :O PO/$ ! L9K OR EXAMPLES ( ITS \TPUT4 ,= !M1 ! MA*9E WORKS2 IT DOES :AT IT IS PRON\NC$ TO DO4 ,IT REVEALS TO US \R FAMILI>ITY ) A C]TA9 RHETORIC4 ,! MOM5T>Y CONFUSION ?AT ACCOMPANIES IT IS SUPPOS$ TO BE FUNNY1 & TO PROVOKE A P>TICUL> 9SI<T4 ,AS ,B]GSON SO PRECISELY ILLU/RAT$1 ! COMIC USUALLY COMES D[N TO EI!R A LIV+ ?+ ?AT ACTS ME*ANICALLY OR A MA*9E ?AT SEEMS TO BE ALIVE 7,SEE ,LAU<T]74 ,! ,A,I,M,G IS OBVI\SLY A CASE ( ! SECOND4 ,! ,AU?OR KN[S ?AT1 9 READ+ AN AUTOMATICALLY G5]AT$ MANIFE/O1 ,I WILL LIKELY1 AT LEA/ 9ITIALLY1 ATTRIBUTE SOME AU?ORIAL 9T5TION1 SOME MESSAGE1 TO ! TEXT4 ,:5 ,I DISCOV] OR :5 IT IS REVEAL$ TO ME ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 FOOL$1 ,I MAY BE ANGRY1 AMUS$1 CONFUS$ 444 ,AHA6 ,& HA6 ULTIMATELY ,I WILL LAU<+LY ACCEPT ! LESSON ( ! ,A,I,M,G4 ,! ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT IS NOT MEAN+FUL1 IT IS JU/ RHETORIC6 ,! APP>5T FANCYNESS ( ! LANGUAGE IS BELI$ BY ! SIMPLICITY ( REPRODUC+ SOME?+ LIKE IT4 ,&1 = ! ,AU?OR 7& HIS AUDI5CE1 AMUS$71 SU* AUTOMATICALLY PRODUC$ RHETORIC IS NOT :AT \R POLITICAL COMMON S5SE DEM&S4 ,SOMETIMES ,I WANT TO SIDE ) ! LITTLE PLEASURE EVID5C$ 9 ?IS POSITION3 PLEASURE 9 A MA*9E ?AT WORKS1 ! PLEASURE ( REPETITION4 ,A,G,A,96 

,A SECOND VOICE 9T]V5ES & SAYS3 BUT ! ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT IS NOT SOME?+ LIKE ,I-DISC\RSE4 ,! SIMPLICITY IS 9 ! ATTEMPT AT RECREATION1 :I* !RE=E FAILS1 NOT 9 ,I-DISC\RSE ITSELF1 :I* IS MEAN+FUL4 ,?IS AM\NTS TO SAY+ ?AT ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT IS NOT WITTY1 & IT MATT]S4 ,:O HAS SPOK58 ,IT IS ! ,CRITIC4 ,?IS IS ! VOICE ( ! AUDI5CE1 UNAMUS$1 EXPRESS+ !IR REVOLT4 ,= !M1 ! MA*9E DOES NOT WORK2 IT DOES NOT OR CANNOT DO :AT IT IS PRON\NC$ TO DO4 ,IT PRESUPPOSES LAZY HABITS ( READ+1 9 :I* PEOPLE RESPOND BADLY TO J>GON !Y DO NOT RECOGNIZE1 COMPLEX IDEAS & !ORIES ?AT REQUIRE LONG /UDY1 ETC4 ,! ,AU?OR'S COMMON S5SE HAS SPOK5 UP & SAID3 ! ,A,I,M,G DEMON/RATES ! HOLL[NESS ( ,I-DISC\RSE4 ,! ,CRITIC RESPONDS3 Y\ >E ! FOOL :O DOES NOT DISCRIM9ATE BETWE5 ! MEAN+FUL ORIG9AL & ! MEAN+LESS BAD COPY6 ,= ?IS SPEAK]1 :AT ! ,A,I,M,G ACTUALLY REVEALS IS A MISPRISION ( ,I-DISC\RSE3 ! \TPUT'S LACK ( MEAN+ IS NOT AN EXAMPLE ( ANY?+4 ,! SYNONYMS >E NOT SYNONYMS2 ! T]MS >E G5]ALLY NOT US$ ) SUFFICI5T PRECISION4 ,! ,CRITIC 5GAGES1 !N1 9 A MILITANT DEF5SE ( A MILITANT DISC\RSE4 ,I AM ?IS CRITIC1 TOO1 SOMETIMES3 MU* ( ! TIME ,I WANT TO SIDE ) ! DEF5SE ( COMPLEX IDEAS1 ( /UDY1 EV5 9 A C]TA9 S5SE ( ! MUTANT SPEE* ?AT IS !ORETICAL J>GON1 & TO BE SUSPICI\S ( ! COMMON S5SE ?AT W>NS AWAY FROM ALL ?AT4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 IT IS DIFFICULT TO SIDE ) A HUMORLESS ,CRITIC1 & UNWISE TO TAKE ! SIDE ( ! GOOD ORIG9AL AGA9/ ! BAD COPY4 

,! LATT] TWO POSITIONS PLACE EMPHASIS ON ! ACTIVITY ( READ+ RA!R ?AN ?AT ( WRIT+4 ,! ?IRD BELONGS TO ONE :O1 BOR$1 SAYS NO?+4 ,IF WE POK$ HIM & DEM&$ A RESPONSE1 HE MI<T SI< LIKE A *>ACT] FROM ,BECKETT3 :AT MATT] :]E ! SIMPLICITY ORIG9ATES8 ,= HE :O IS ,BOR$1 ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT IS NOT WITTY1 & IT DOES NOT MATT]4 ,! POSITION ( ! ,BOR$ IS SIMIL> TO ?AT ( ! ,CRITIC1 BUT REPRES5TS ITS DEGREE Z]O4 ,= HIM ! \TPUT'S LACK ( MEAN+ DOES NOT REVEAL ANY?+ ( IMPORTANCE4 ,IT RA!R REVEALS ! HABIT ( READ+ 9 A G5]IC WAY4 ,:5 ! ,BOR$ LE>NS ?AT HE HAS BE5 FOOL$1 ALL ?AT HE TAKES TO HAVE BE5 REVEAL$ IS ! HABIT AS SU*4 ,BUT ?IS SORT ( 9SI<T IS AVAILABLE 9 MORE OR LESS ANY EV5T ( READ+1 :E!R ! TEXT 9 QUE/ION HAS BE5 WRITT5 BY ONE OR MORE PEOPLE1 9 P>T OR 5TIRELY AUTOMATICALLY1 ETC4 ,I NOTE ) 9T]E/ ?AT ?IS C\LD EQUALLY WELL BE ! POSITION ( SOMEONE :O USES ,I-DISC\RSE1 OR ( SOMEONE :O DOES NOT4 ,! =M] W\LD BE LIKE ! ,CRITIC1 BUT UNCONC]N$ AB\T ! WAY ! ,A,I,M,G MISSES ! M>K4 ,! LATT] W\LD NOT SEE ?IS AS AN IMPORTANT LESSON3 EV]YONE KN[S ?AT ,G,I,G,O4 ,SOMETIMES ?IS IS MY POSITION - ANYTIME1 REALLY1 IF ,I AM BOR$4 

,?IS LEAVES ! POSITION ( ONE :O ?9KS ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT IS WITTY1 & IT DOES NOT MATT]4 ,%E SPEAKS LA/4 ,I CALL ?IS ! POSITION ( ! ,CURI\S4 ,IT IS SIMIL> TO ! POSITION ( ! ,AU?OR1 BUT IS *>ACT]IZ$ BY AN EXCESS ( AMUSEM5T1 AN UNRULY OV]FL[ ( AMUSEM5T BEYOND ! /AT$ LESSON ( ! 0READ ME40 ,?IS AMUSEM5T1 NOT GR\ND$ 9 ! ?\<T ( A LESSON OR ITS IMPORTANCE1 SUGGE/S MANN]S ( WRIT+ & READ+ ( :I* ! ,A,I,M,G IS ! CRUDE/ =M4 ,SO %E HAS LITTLE USE = ! ,A,I,M,G ACCORD+ TO ITS ,AU?OR'S 9T5TION = IT1 S9CE %E CAN'T IMAG9E ANY WAY TO USE IT & BE WITTY4 ,%E :O IS ,CURI\S SAYS3 DOESN'T ?IS ALL SUGGE/ ?AT ! TRULY REM>KABLE QUE/ION H]E CONC]NS ! CAPTURE ( A VOCABUL>Y BY A GRAMMATICAL-MORAL CODE1 :E!R OR NOT ! ,A,I,M,G IS A GOOD EXAMPLE ( IT8 ,:AT DOES ?AT REVEAL1 NOT AB\T ,I-DISC\RSE1 :I* IS A FA%ION ( ! TIMES1 BUT AB\T POLITICAL RHETORIC 79CLUD+ ! M9IMALI/ RHETORIC WE CALL 0COMMON S5SE07 9 G5]AL8 ,MO/ ( ! TIME ,I AM 9T]E/$ 9 UNS]I\S WAYS ( READ+4 ,SO1 CURI\S1 ,I HAVE SEIZ$ ,A,I,M,G AS AN EXAMPLE1 /AG+ MY CURIOSITY BY (F]+ AN ILLUM9AT+ C\NT]-EXAMPLE4 

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,!RE >E TWO COMPUT] PROGRAMS CALL$ ,I,C & ,M,E,S,O,L,I,/4 ,!Y PRODUCE ?IS SORT ( \TPUT3 

  

,US+ ,I,C & ,M,E,S,O,L,I,/1 ,JOHN ,CAGE 9V5T$ A WRIT+ MA*9E ?AT PRODUC$ :AT HE CALL$ MESO/IC POEMS1 A V>IANT ( ! MORE FAMILI> ACRO/IC POEM4 ,9 ACRO/ICS1 IT IS USUALLY ! FIR/ LETT] ( EA* L9E ?AT1 READ V]TICALLY1 =MS A NAME OR PHRASE4 ,9 MESO/ICS1 ! V]TICAL COMPON5T1 OR 0SP9E10 IS 9 ! MIDDLE ( EA* L9E4 ,! MESO/ICS 9VITE MULTIPLE =MS ( READ+1 NOT ! LEA/ ( :I* IS READ+ AL\D1 BECAUSE !Y >E !MSELVES WAYS ( READ+ & 9VITATIONS TO CREATIVE RE-READ+4 ,?IS IS SO 9ASMU* AS ! MESO/ICS >E COMPOS$ ( EI!R AN 5TIRE GIV5 TEXT 79 ,EMPTY ,WORDS1 = EXAMPLE1 ,CAGE EXPLA9S H[ HE US$ MESO/ICS US+ ! SP9E 0,J,A,M,E,S ,J,O,Y,C,E0 TO 0READ ?R\<0 ,F9NEGANS ,WAKE7 OR A SET ( QUOTATIONS FROM V>I\S WRIT]S4 ,(T5 O!R /R+S ( LETT]S APPE>1 SU* AS ! NAMES ( AU?ORS & ! TITLES ( BOOKS4 7,ONE MI<T CONCLUDE ?AT IT IS NOT JU/ RE-READ+ OR 0READ+ ?R\<10 BUT /UDY ?AT IS AT /AKE1 ?\< ?IS W\LD REQUIRE DRAMATICALLY REEVALUAT+ :AT WE USUALLY MEAN BY ?AT WORD47 ,CAGE COMPOS$ MANY TEXTS 9 :I* A LOVE ( LANGUAGE1 ( ! IDEAS1 WORDS1 & S\NDS 9 HIS PREF]R$ AU?ORS COMB9$ ) HIS S]5E & /UDI$ USE ( R&OM PROCESSES = COMPOSITION4 ,N[1 ,CAGE'S MUSIC REMA9S OBSCURE = MO/4 ,AMONG ?OSE ,I KN[ :O >E FAMILI> ) HIS NAME1 IT USUALLY FUNCTIONS AS A HI/ORICAL PO9T ( REF]5CE RA!R ?AN AN OBJECT ( APPRECIATION 7AN >TWORK74 ,HIS WRIT+ IS1 ,I SUPPOSE1 EV5 MORE MY/]I\S4 ,BUT IT IS ALSO LI<T1 ! LI<TE/ BUTT]FLY-WRIT+ ONE C\LD EV] WI% TO READ4 ,IT IS \R PROBLEM IF WE >E ! ONES :O EXPECT A MESSAGE FROM EI!R4 ,US+ ,I,C & ,M,E,S,O,L,I,/1 ,CAGE WROTE SEV]AL BOOKS ( COMPIL$ & 9T]L9K$ MESO/ICS1 SU* AS ,I-,V,I1 ,!MES & ,V>IATIONS1 & ! ONE ?AT CONC]NS ME H]E1 ,AN>*Y4 ,M,E,S,O,L,I,/ LI/S 0ALL WORDS0 9 ! S\RCE TEXTS 0?AT SATISFY ! MESO/IC RULES0 7,I-,V,I1 #a74 ,I,C1 0A PROGRAM 444 SIMULAT+ ! CO9 ORACLE ( ! ,I ,*+10 IS US$ TO DECIDE 0:I* WORDS 9 ! LI/S >E TO BE US$ & GIVES 444 ALL ! C5TRAL WORDS0 7IBID4 ,A MORE COMPLETE DISCUSSION ( ?IS PROCESS ) RESPECT TO ITS CREATION & USE MAY BE F\ND 9 ,EMPTY ,WORDS1 #a#c#c-#a#c#f74 ,9 ,AN>*Y1 ! S\RCE MAT]IAL IS ?IRTY QUOTES FROM ,KROPOTK91 ,MALATE/A1 ,BAKUN91 ,TOL/OY1 ,?OREAU1 ,:ITMAN1 ,GOLDMAN1 ,GOODMAN1 ,BUCKM9/] ,FULL]1 ,NORMAN ,O4 ,BR[N1 & ,CAGE HIMSELF4 ,= EXAMPLE3 0,P]IODS ( V]Y SL[ *ANGES >E SUCCE$$ BY P]IODS ( VIOL5T *ANGES4 ,REVOLUTIONS >E AS NECESS>Y = EVOLUTION AS ! SL[ *ANGES :I* PREP>E !M & SUCCE$ !M0 7,KROPOTK972 0,! LIB]TY ( MAN CONSI/S SOLELY 9 ?IS3 ?AT HE OBEYS NATURAL LAWS BECAUSE HE HAS HIMSELF RECOGNIZ$ !M AS SU*1 & NOT BECAUSE !Y HAVE BE5 EXT]NALLY IMPOS$ UPON HIM BY ANY EXTR9SIC WILL :ATEV]1 DIV9E OR HUMAN1 COLLECTIVE OR 9DIVIDUAL0 7,BAKUN974 ,BUT ALSO3 0,:AT WE F9ALLY SEEK TO DO IS TO CREATE AN 5VIRONM5T ?AT WORKS SO WELL ?AT WE CAN RUN WILD 9 IT0 7,NORMAN ,O4 ,BR[N72 0,I'M AN AN>*I/1 SAME AS Y\ :5 Y\'RE TELEPHON+1 TURN+ ON_/(F ! LI<TS1 DR9K+ WAT]0 7,CAGE74 ,OR EV5 LITTLE /ORIES SU* AS ?IS ONE1 DRAWN FROM ,HYPPOLITE ,HAVEL'S BIOGRAPHICAL SKET* ( ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN3 0,9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 9 #a#i#h1 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN'S LECTURE ATTRACT$ A SOLDI] ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ,>MY1 ,WILLIAM ,BUWALDA4 ,= D>+ TO ATT5D AN ,AN>*I/ MEET+1 ! FREE ,REPUBLIC C\RT-M>TIAL$ ,BUWALDA & IMPRISON$ HIM = ONE YE>4 ,?ANKS TO ! REG5]AT+ P[] ( ! NEW PHILOSOPHY1 ! GOV]NM5T LO/ A SOLDI]1 BUT ! CAUSE ( LIB]TY GA9$ A MAN40 

,!SE QUOTATIONS & ! TW5TY-FIVE O!RS1 9 :I* ! USE ( 0RHETORIC0 AS CON/RU$ BY ! ,AU?OR & ! ,CRITIC IS G5]ALLY AT A M9IMUM1 REAPPE> 9 FRAGM5T>Y =M ACCORD+ TO ! PROCESSES DESCRIB$ ABOVE4 ,SOMETIMES1 AS 9 ! MESO/IC ,I HAVE ALREADY CIT$1 ! EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ NATURE ( ! CONT5T IS EVID5T 7?\< NOT = ALL ?AT CLE> 9 ! S5SE IMPLI$ BY ! DESIRE TO REV]SE ! PRIORITIES ( 0/YLE0 & 0SUB/ANCE074 ,SOMETIMES IT IS NOT SO EVID5T3 

  

,MO/ ( ! MESO/ICS 9VITE ME TO ACTIVE READ+4 ,H[ MANY WAYS CAN Y\ READ ?IS DELI<TFULLY POLYSEMIC EXC]PT8 

  

,CAGE'S MESO/ICS MAY BE UND]/OOD 9 ! CONTEXT ( A LONG HI/ORY ( WRIT+ EXP]IM5TS UND]TAK5 = !IR [N SAKE1 ?AT IS TO SAY3 = PLEASURE4 ,?IS FIELD IS VA/1 BUT >GUABLY ITS SUNDRY PROTAGONI/S ALL %>E 9 A SUSPICION T[>DS1 A ME?ODICAL SIDE/EPP+ (1 ! TRADITIONAL IMAGE ( ! >TI/ AS BEAUTIFUL & CREATIVE S\L :O1 9SPIR$1 MAT]IALIZES ! >TWORK4 ,!Y ALL HAVE 9 COMMON A S5SE ?AT !RE >E SOCIAL1 POLITICAL1 PSY*OLOGICAL1 EV5 METAPHYSICAL BLOCKS TO ! \TFL[ ( CREATIVITY4 ,>GUABLY1 FROM ,DADA TO ,BURR\<S & BEYOND1 MANY ( !SE EXP]IM5TS HAVE DISCOV]$ !IR PLEASURE 9 SOME =M OR ANO!R ( ! GAME CALL$ EPAT] LA B\RGEOISE4 ,= ,CAGE1 BY CONTRA/1 ! WRIT+ MA*9E ?AT MAKES MESO/ICS IS MEANT NEI!R TO %OCK ANYONE NOR TO REVEAL A HIDD5 TRU? OR REALITY BY SUBV]T+ ! RULES ( WRIT+4 ,IF !RE IS A RESEMBLANCE TO ! MOTIVATIONS ( ! AU?ORS ,I AM ALLUD+ TO1 IT IS 9 !IR COMMON SUSPICION ( ! AU?OR AS EGO1 AS CONSCI\SNESS4 ,9 !IR [N WAY !Y ALL E*O ?AT FASC9AT+ ,NIETZS*EAN LESSON1 ?AT CONSCI\SNESS IS A SECOND-ORD] PROCESS1 A D]IVATIVE ( ! 9T]PLAY 70COMBAT07 ( NON-CONSCI\S =CES1 DRIVES1 AFFECTS1 OR DESIRES4 ,:AT ,CAGE ADD$1 !N1 IS ! MO/ 9NOC5T TURN IMAG9ABLE3 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT1 RA!R ?AN %OCK+1 HE ONLY WI%ES TO PLAY4 

,9DE$1 !RE IS NO CRITIQUE1 IMPLICIT OR EXPLICIT1 9 ,CAGE'S WRIT+ MA*9E4 ,:AT GOES 9 IS :AT HE WI%ES TO AFFIRM2 :AT COMES \T IS 9 ANO!R WAY ALSO :AT HE WI%ES TO AFFIRM4 ,!Y >E 0GOLD5 PASSAGES10 AS ,GIAMBATTI/A ,VICO US$ TO SAY4 ,!RE IS NO REAL PO9T TO ?IS D\BL+ O!R ?AN ! PLEASURE IT AF=DS3 !RE IS NO GR[? OR 9SI<T1 O!R ?AN ONE :I* MAY COME AS R&OMLY AS ANY AS LONG AS WE KEEP PLAY+4 0,AS WE GO ALONG 7:O KN[S87 AN IDEA MAY OCCUR 9 ?IS TALK4 ,I HAVE NO IDEA :E!R ONE WILL OR NOT4 ,IF ONE DOES1 LET IT0 70,LECTURE ON ,NO?+10 #a#a74 ,CAGE FOLL[$ ,BUCKM9/] ,FULL] & ,M>%ALL ,MC,LUHAN 9 CLAIM+ ?AT WORK WAS ALREADY OBSOLETE4 0,9/EAD ( WORK+1 TO QUOTE ,MC,LUHAN1 WE N[ BRU% 9=MATION AGA9/ 9=MATION4 ,WE >E DO+ EV]Y?+ WE CAN TO MAKE NEW CONNECTIONS0 7,AN>*Y1 VI74 ,READ+ IS !N ! LA/ ?+ WE %\LD DESCRIBE AS LABOR3 ! LABOR ( READ+1 9 ALL ITS S]I\SNESS1 IS SUBSUM$ 9 A GAME ( READ+4 ,! GAME IS NOT A WAY TO UNW9D FROM LABOR2 BUT LABOR IS A P>TICUL>LY W\ND-UP SORT ( MOVE 9 ! GAME4 ,IT IS JU/IFIABLE ONLY AS A MATT] ( TA/E4 

,CAGE PAID HOMAGE TO HIS 9FLU5CES & 9SPIRATIONS 9 A S*IZOID WAY1 DRAW+ !M 9TO1 DRAW+ !M ALONG 9 HIS MESO/ICS4 ,:O AMONG US KN[S H[ TO PLAY ALONG ) SU* UNS]I\S AFFIRMATIONS8 ,MANY ( ! MORE OR LESS ANONYM\S MASKS ?AT LEAVE !IR COMM5TS ON ! MIRROR POOLS ( ! ,GREAT ,WEB KN[ :AT TO DO ) SU* A LI/ ( NAMES & SU* A SET ( QUOTATIONS4 ,!Y ATTACK SOME NAMES1 DEF5D O!RS1 NEGATE1 LAUN* PETTY ATTACKS1 ETC4 ,! P>ANOIA ( ,CRITICS6 ,:5 WE >E !SE SAD EGOS WE MISS ! PURE AFFIRMATION ( ,CAGE'S WRIT+ MA*9E4 ,IT MULTIPLIES ! ORIG9ALS1 DIFFRACT+ !M NOT JU/ BY RE9T]PRETATION OR APPLICATION ( !M TO NEW CONJUNCTURES & OBJECTS2 IT DISASSEMBLES !M D[N TO ! LEVEL ( WORD1 LETT]1 & PHONEME4 ,?IS IS PRECISELY H[ WE C\LD OV]COME ! SAD EGOS ?AT WE ACCID5TALLY FALL 9TO BE+4 7,SADNESS IS ALWAYS AN ACCID5T47 ,EMBRAC+ R&OMNESS1 *AOS1 EV]Y?+ 9 LANGUAGE GAMES OR DISC\RSES OR SPEE* G5RES ?AT IS NOT UND] \R CONTROL3 IT C\LD MEAN LIB]AT+ \R LANGUAGE1 IF ?AT DOES NOT S\ND TOO TRITE4 ,IT C\LD ALSO MEAN UNB\ND$ PLEASURE4 

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,:5 IT OCCURR$ TO ME TO SEIZE UPON ! ,A,I,M,G AS AN EXAMPLE1 ,I SUPPOS$ ,I HAD BE5 WAIT+ ON ,CAGE1 PATI5TLY SEEK+ AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE5GAGE ) & %>E HIS MESO/IC EXP]IM5TS4 ,N[ ,I FEEL ?+S >E ! O!R WAY >\ND1 AS ?\< HE HAD BE5 WAIT+ ON ME1 (F]+ HIS SMIL+ FACE AS A MASK4 ,I D>ESAY ,I HAVE BE5 US$ BY HIM - 9 ! G5TLE/ WAY IMAG9ABLE4 ,I HAVE PROPOS$ ?AT ! MESO/ICS 9 ,AN>*Y >E ! ILLUM9AT+ C\NT]-EXAMPLE WE NE$ TO QUE/ION ! ,A,I,M,G4 ,BUT ,I ALSO ?9K ,I HAVE MADE CLE> ?AT !Y >E NOT AGA9/1 C\NT] TO1 ANY?+4 ,IT IS ULTIMATELY NOT 9T]E/+ TO ME TO OCCUPY ! POSITION ( ! ,AU?OR NOR ?AT ( ! ,CRITIC4 ,I F9D NO?+ OBJECTIONABLE 9 ! EXI/5CE OR USE ( ,A,I,M,G4 ,I OCCUPY RA!R ! READ]LY POSITIONS ( ! ,BOR$ & ! ,CURI\S4 ,BUT HE :O IS ,BOR$ HAS NO?+ TO ADD TO ?IS CONV]SATION 7UNLESS1 9T]E/+LY1 IT BECOMES A CONV]SATION AB\T BOR$OM - BUT ,I WILL LEAVE ?AT = A FUTURE ESSAY74 ,%E :O IS ,CURI\S REG>DS ,A,I,M,G AS AN EMBRYO ( SOME?+1 AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ & WRITE DIFF]5TLY - P]HAPS1 EV5TUALLY1 TO SPEAK DIFF]5TLY AS WELL4 ,A H9T ( ?IS WAS EVID5C$ :5 SOMEONE COMM5T$ ON ,AN>*I/ ,NEWS ?AT SOME ( ,A,I,M,G'S \TPUT WAS NOT SO BAD1 AFT] ALL3 0YEAH6 A FEW TIMES I F\ND SOME L9ES ?AT I ACTUALLY DUG6 HAHA60 ,LET US GO F>!R 9 ?IS ABSURDI/1 AFFIRMATIVE DIRECTION4 ,IT IS1 ,I ?9K1 ! MASK ,CAGE WAS ALWAYS HOLD+ \T TO US4 ,LET US TREAT ,A,I,M,G AS A P>TIAL1 UNCONSCI\S1 =TUIT\S REA* 9 ! DIRECTION ( A PROJECT ,I W\LD LIKE TO FANTASIZE AB\T MORE FULLY3 A WAY ( REWRIT+ & R]EAD+ EV]Y?+ ?AT WE C>E TO READ4 ,A MA*9E TO DISSOLVE SLOGANS4 

,LET ME EXPLA94 ,I PLACE MYSELF BETWE5 ! ,BOR$ & ! ,CURI\S BECAUSE ,I HAVE LITTLE USE = ,A,I,M,G AS IT IS (F]$ TO ME BY SOMEONE :O SAYS 0?IS PROGRAM IS 9T5D$ ONLY4440 ,BUT NEI!R DO ,I WANT TO 9T]V5E & REPLACE ?AT 9T5TION ) ANO!R1 CORRECT1 C\NT]-9T5TION4 ,SOMEONE WANTS ! PROGRAM ONLY TO %[ SOME?+ AB\T ! RHETORIC ( ,I-DISC\RSE1 & P]HAPS MORE G5]ALLY AB\T RHETORIC2 ,I REPLY3 ?AT IS ONLY ANO!R FLOAT+ /ATEM5T4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT A WRITT5 /ATEM5T ( 9T5TION1 SEP>ATE FROM ! WRIT+ 9 QUE/ION1 %\LD BE APPROA*$ AS ! /RANGE/ ( CLUES4 ,ESPECIALLY :5 ! ,AU?OR IS MORE OR LESS ANONYM\S2 AT LEA/ PRES5T$ ) A BODY & A FACE ONE MAY HE> ! TONE ( WORDS1 /UDY FACIAL EXPRESSIONS1 ANALYZE PO/URE & GE/URE1 TAKE 9 ! SURR\ND+S & CONTEXT1 & SO ON4 ,?IS IS ALREADY ! CASE :5 ONE IS READ+ A POEM1 ESSAY1 OR MANIFE/O4 ,IT IS F> MORE ( A PROBLEM :5 IT COMES TO R&OMLY G5]AT$ \TPUT4 ,SO ,I HAVE SET ASIDE ! AU?ORITY ( ! ,AU?OR1 & TREAT$ HIS CLAIM ( 9T5TION M]ELY AS ONE WAY ( READ+4 ,HIS IS A RHETORIC ?AT AIMS TO DISSOLVE ITSELF3 ! RHETORIC ( M9IMAL RHETORIC1 P]HAPS ( Z]O RHETORIC4 ,:AT AB\T RHETORIC AS AN >T8 ,IT HAS LONG BE5 AGRE$ ?AT RHETORIC MU/ 9VOLVE AN ES!TIC COMPON5T1 S9CE IT IS FIR/ & =EMO/ ! >T ( SPEAK+ TO CR[DS1 ( COND5S+ A MESSAGE4 ,! MESSAGE1 UNFOLD$1 C\LD 9 SOME CASES BE SPELL$ \T AS A S]IES ( REASON$ >GUM5TS2 5FOLD$1 ! >GUM5TS BECOME 5?YMEMES1 G5]AT$ BY ! 9V5TION ( ! SPEAK]4 ,! >T IS 9 ! 9V5TION1 :I*1 CLASSICALLY1 MEANS ! SPEAK]'S /YLE4 ,SUSPICION T[>DS RHETORIC IS 7:I* IS AS ANCI5T AS RHETORIC7 IS FOCUS$ ON ! DANG] ( A MESSAGE1 SURREPTITI\SLY 5COD$ 9 AN ELOQU5T /YLE1 & SO CONCEAL$ FROM REASON$ CRITICISM3 AN 5?YMEME ?AT IS LOVELY OR EFFECTIVE BUT ?AT DOES NOT UNFOLD 9TO A REASON$ >GUM5T4 0,S\NDS GOOD0 IS ?US SUSPICI\SLY SEP>AT$ FROM 0IS MEAN+FUL0 & ! RELATION BETWE5 ! TWO IS ALWAYS 9 QUE/ION4 

,H]E ,I 9VOKE ,CAGE'S MESO/ICS1 & G5]ALLY HIS PRACTICE ( VOID+ HIS >T ( 9T5TION & EGO4 ,IF !RE IS ANY RHETORIC 9 ! MESO/ICS1 IT IS 9 ! 9PUT ALONE2 ! POETIC =M MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DELIV] A MESSAGE4 ,?IS /RANGE =M ( COMMUNICATION ?AT UNDOES RHETORIC ALSO UNB9DS ES!TICS & MORALITY4 ,! AU?OR ( ,A,I,M,G BO? *OOSES HIS LI/S ( SYNONYMS & COMPOSES ! 7MORAL7 CODE ?AT >RANGES !M2 ! MESO/ICS1 ?\< !Y BEG9 ) GOLD5 PASSAGES1 DO NOT ALL[ !IR AU?OR ANY CONTROL OV] !IR FRAGM5T>Y RE>RANGEM5T 9 ! POEMS 7AS P>TS OR AS :OLES71 & ?US ! CODE DOES NOT CONTA91 EXPLICITLY OR EV5 IMPLICITLY1 A MORALITY4 ,!RE IS ?US NO PROBLEM ) RHETORIC1 BECAUSE IT HAS F9ALLY BE5 UNDONE2 BUT !RE IS A CURI\S QUE/ION ( ES!TICS 7( PLEASURE7 LEFT OV]4 0,S\NDS GOOD0 AS WELL AS 0IS MEAN+FUL0 CAN NO MORE BE SAID TO CO9CIDE ?AN TO DIFF]4 ,! QUE/ION BECOMES NOT 0DOES IT SAY ANY?+80 OR 0:AT DOES IT SAY80 BUT 0:O IS READ+80 

,RELEAS+ WRIT+ FROM 9T5TION & ?US FROM MORALITY1 VOID+ 9T5TION & ?US ! EGO 9 WRIT+1 IS ! B>ELY EXPLOR$ *ALL5GE ?AT ,A,I,M,G GE/URES T[>DS4 ,& IT IS ,CAGE'S MESO/ICS1 OR SOME?+ LIKE !M1 ?AT ALL[ US TO FLE% \T ! FANTA/IC REA* ( SU* A GE/URE4 ,IT IS ! GREAT] R&OMNESS ( ,CAGE'S PROCESS ?AT ALL[S US TO BO? DIAGNOSE ! SECRET ALLIANCE BETWE5 ! EGO & MORALITY 7WE C\LD CALL IT CONSCI5CE7 9 POLITICAL RHETORIC & TO DISCOV] ! EGO 9 ITS V]Y EM]G5CE4 ,I MEAN ?AT1 9 ! T]MS ,I HAVE BE5 EMPLOY+1 ! EGO EM]GES 9 READ+1 NOT 9 WRIT+4 ,EGO IS NOT !RE 9 ! COMPOSITION ( A TEXT OR CODE1 BUT SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 !RE AFT] ! FACT2 ?IS SEMBLANCE1 ?IS MASK1 DEP5DS ON IGNOR+ OR M9IMIZ+ ! IMPORTANCE ( \R PRACTICES ( READ+4 ,I AM NOT SUGGE/+ ?AT ! EGO %\LD ALWAYS BE VOID$ 7AS ?\< ?AT WAS UP TO US671 BUT ?AT IT IS PRODUCTIVE & 5DLESSLY FASC9AT+ TO CREATE WRIT+ MA*9ES ?AT ALL[ US TO DISCOV] IT4 ,IF WE DO ?IS GRACEFULLY1 WE WILL GUILTLESSLY SUMMON UP PLEASURE4 ,WE MI<T EV5TUALLY GET BETT] AT OBS]V+ H[ \R EGOS1 \R MASKS1 CONGEAL 9 MORE OR LESS RIGID ACTS ( READ+4 ,BOR$OM IS ONE PA?2 CURIOSITY IS ANO!R4 ,! ,AU?OR & ! ,CRITIC CL+ TOO RIGIDLY 9 !IR ROLES TO ! IMPORTANCE ( !IR ACTIVITIES TO ALL[1 AS ! ,BOR$ & ! ,CURI\S DO1 !IR MASKS TO DISSOLVE OR %ATT] 9 EXCESSIVE LAU<T]4 ,NONS]I\S READ+3 LUDIC1 FE/IVE1 VOLUPTU\S4 

,IT C\LD BEG9 BY 9V5T+ & US+ WRIT+ MA*9ES ?AT CONSUME & TRANS=M EV]Y DULL 9DEX ?AT CROSSES \R PA?S3 ,I MEAN ALL ?OSE UNEXAM9$ WORDS ?AT MAKE UP \R SLOGANS1 ?AT PEPP] \R /ATEM5TS ( 9T5T1 MISSION & VISION1 \R LITTLE MANIFE/OS4 ,I ALSO MEAN ?OSE MANA-WORDS ?AT !ORETICIANS 5JOY MOV+ >\ND !IR *ESSBO>DS4 ,WE CAN DO IT IF WE CAN LE>N TO 9JECT ! IMP]SONAL & R&OM 9TO \R WRIT+1 & EV5TUALLY \R SPEE*4 ,I DREAM ( A WAY TO COMPLICATE ! DESIRE TO SAY1 SPEAK1 OR M>K1 TO S5D A MESSAGE OR COMM&1 9 ITS BADLY OM5$ COLLUSION ) REPETITION4 ,AH1 ! DULL 9DICES6 ,:O IS NOT TIR$ ( ,FRE$OM1 ,DEMOCRACY1 ,SU/A9ABILITY1 ,CONS5T 444 EV5 ( ,ATTACK & ,DE/ROY8 ,CLE>LY ,A,I,M,G DOES NOT GO F> 5\<4 ,WE NE$ A SUP]IOR MA*9E1 A CRUEL] CODE4 

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