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,AU?OR 3 ,GUY ,DEBORD 

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,I WILL MAKE NO CONCESSIONS TO ! PUBLIC 9 ?IS FILM4 ,I BELIEVE !RE >E SEV]AL GOOD REASONS = ?IS DECISION1 & ,I AM GO+ TO /ATE !M4 

,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 IT IS WELL KN[N ?AT ,I HAVE NEV] MADE ANY CONCESSIONS TO ! DOM9ANT IDEAS OR RUL+ P[]S ( MY ]A4 

,MOREOV]1 NO?+ ( IMPORTANCE HAS EV] BE5 COMMUNICAT$ BY BE+ G5TLE ) A PUBLIC1 NOT EV5 ONE LIKE ?AT ( ! AGE ( ,P]ICLES2 & 9 ! FROZ5 MIRROR ( ! SCRE5 ! SPECTATORS >E NOT LOOK+ AT ANY?+ ?AT MI<T SUGGE/ ! RESPECTABLE CITIZ5S ( A DEMOCRACY4 

,BUT MO/ IMPORTANTLY3 ?IS P>TICUL> PUBLIC1 :I* HAS BE5 SO TOTALLY DEPRIV$ ( FRE$OM & :I* HAS TOL]AT$ EV]Y SORT ( ABUSE1 DES]VES LESS ?AN ANY O!R TO BE TREAT$ G5TLY4 ,! ADV]TIS+ MANIPULATORS1 ) ! USUAL IMPUD5CE ( ?OSE :O KN[ ?AT PEOPLE T5D TO JU/IFY :ATEV] AFFRONTS !Y DON'T AV5GE1 CALMLY DECL>E ?AT 0,PEOPLE :O LOVE LIFE GO TO ! C9EMA40 ,BUT ?IS LIFE & ?IS C9EMA >E EQUALLY PALTRY1 :I* IS :Y IT H>DLY MATT]S IF ONE IS SUB/ITUT$ = ! O!R4 

,! MOVIE-GO+ PUBLIC1 :I* HAS NEV] BE5 V]Y B\RGEOIS & :I* IS SC>CELY ANY LONG] WORK+-CLASS1 IS N[ RECRUIT$ ALMO/ 5TIRELY FROM A S+LE SOCIAL /RATUM1 ?\< ONE ?AT HAS BE5 CONSID]ABLY 5L>G$ -- ! /RATUM ( L[-LEVEL SKILL$ EMPLOYES 9 ! V>I\S 0S]VICE0 OCCUPATIONS ?AT >E SO NECESS>Y TO ! PRES5T PRODUCTION SY/EM3 MANAGEM5T1 CONTROL1 MA9T5ANCE1 RESE>*1 TEA*+1 PROPAG&A1 5T]TA9M5T1 & PSEUDOCRITIQUE4 ,:I* SUFFICES TO GIVE AN IDEA ( :AT !Y >E4 ,?IS PUBLIC ?AT /ILL GOES TO ! MOVIES ALSO1 ( C\RSE1 9CLUDES ! Y\NG ( ! SAME BRE$ :O >E M]ELY AT ! APPR5TICE%IP /AGE = ONE OR ANO!R ( !SE FUNCTIONS4 

,FROM ! REALISM & ! A*IEVEM5TS ( ?IS SPL5DID SY/EM ONE C\LD ALREADY 9F] ! P]SONAL CAPACITIES ( ! UND]L+S IT HAS PRODUC$4 ,MISL$ AB\T EV]Y?+1 !Y CAN ONLY SP\T ABSURDITIES BAS$ ON LIES -- !SE POOR WAGE E>N]S :O SEE !MSELVES AS PROP]TY [N]S1 !SE MY/IFI$ IGNORAMUSES :O ?9K !Y'RE $UCAT$1 !SE ZOMBIES ) ! DELUSION ?AT !IR VOTES MEAN SOME?+4 

,H[ H>%LY ! MODE ( PRODUCTION HAS TREAT$ !M6 ,) ALL !IR 0UPW>D MOBILITY0 !Y HAVE LO/ ! LITTLE !Y HAD & GA9$ :AT NO ONE WANT$4 ,!Y %>E POV]TIES & HUMILIATIONS FROM ALL ! PA/ SY/EMS ( EXPLOITATION )\T %>+ 9 ! REVOLTS AGA9/ ?OSE SY/EMS4 ,9 MANY WAYS !Y RESEMBLE SLAVES1 BECAUSE !Y >E H]D$ 9TO CRAMP$ HABITATIONS ?AT >E GLOOMY1 UGLY & UNHEAL?Y2 ILL-N\RI%$ ) TA/ELESS & ADULT]AT$ FOOD2 POORLY TREAT$ = !IR CON/ANTLY RECURR+ ILLNESSES2 UND] CON/ANT PETTY SURVEILLANCE2 & MA9TA9$ 9 ! MOD]NIZ$ ILLIT]ACY & SPECTACUL> SUP]/ITIONS ?AT RE9=CE ! P[] ( !IR MA/]S4 ,= ! CONV5I5CE ( PRES5T-DAY 9DU/RY !Y >E TRANSPLANT$ F> FROM !IR [N NEI<BORHOODS OR REGIONS & CONC5TRAT$ 9TO NEW & HO/ILE 5VIRONM5TS4 ,!Y >E NO?+ BUT NUMB]S ON *>TS DRAWN UP BY IDIOTS4 

,!Y DIE 9 DROVES ON ! FREEWAYS1 & 9 EA* FLU EPIDEMIC & EA* HEAT WAVE1 & ) EA* MI/AKE ( ?OSE :O ADULT]ATE !IR FOOD1 & EA* TE*NICAL 9NOVATION PR(ITABLE TO ! NUM]\S 5TREPR5EURS = :OSE 5VIRONM5TAL DEVELOPM5TS !Y S]VE AS GU9EA PIGS4 ,!IR N]VE-RACK+ CONDITIONS ( EXI/5CE PRODUCE PHYSICAL1 9TELLECTUAL1 & PSY*OLOGICAL DEG5]ATION4 ,!Y >E ALWAYS SPOK5 TO LIKE OB$I5T *ILDR5 -- ALWAYS WILL+ TO DO :AT !Y'RE TOLD AS LONG AS !Y'RE TOLD ?AT !Y 0MU/0 DO IT4 ,BUT ABOVE ALL !Y >E TREAT$ LIKE RET>D$ *ILDR51 =C$ TO ACCEPT ! DELIRI\S GIBB]I% ( DOZ5S ( REC5TLY CONCOCT$ PAT]NALI/IC SPECIALIZATIONS1 :I* ONE DAY TELL !M ONE ?+ & ! NEXT DAY P]HAPS ! V]Y OPPOSITE4 

,SEP>AT$ FROM EA* O!R BY ! G5]AL LOSS ( ANY LANGUAGE CAPABLE ( DESCRIB+ REALITY 7A LOSS :I* PREV5TS ANY REAL DIALOGUE71 SEP>AT$ BY !IR REL5TLESS COMPETITION 9 ! CONSPICU\S CONSUMPTION ( NO?+NESS & ?US BY ! MO/ GR\NDLESS & ET]NALLY FRU/RAT$ 5VY1 !Y >E EV5 SEP>AT$ FROM !IR [N *ILDR51 :O 9 PREVI\S ]AS W]E ! ONLY PROP]TY ( ?OSE POSSESS+ NO?+4 ,CONTROL ( !SE *ILDR5 IS TAK5 FROM !M AT AN E>LY AGE -- !SE *ILDR5 :O >E ALREADY !IR RIVALS1 :O LAU< AT !IR P>5TS' BLATANT FAILURE & NO LONG] LI/5 TO !IR SIMPLE-M9D$ OP9IONS4 ,UND]/&ABLY DESPIS+ !IR ORIG91 !Y FEEL MORE LIKE (FSPR+ ( ! REIGN+ SPECTACLE ?AN ( ! P>TICUL> S]VANTS ( ! SPECTACLE :O HAPP5 TO HAVE BEGOTT5 !M1 & ?9K ( !MSELVES AS ONLY HALF-CA/ES ( SU* SLAVES4 ,BEH9D ! FACADE ( SIMULAT$ RAPTURE AMONG !SE C\PLES & !IR PROG5Y !RE IS NO?+ BUT LOOKS ( HATR$4 

,BUT !SE PRIVILEG$ WORK]S ( A TOTALLY COMMODIFI$ SOCIETY DIFF] FROM SLAVES 9 ?AT !Y !MSELVES MU/ PROVIDE = !IR [N UPKEEP4 ,9 ?IS REG>D !Y >E MORE LIKE S]FS1 BECAUSE !Y >E EXCLUSIVELY ATTA*$ TO SOME P>TICUL> COMPANY & DEP5D5T ON ITS SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION+1 )\T RECEIV+ ANY?+ 9 RETURN2 & ESPECIALLY BECAUSE !Y >E COMPELL$ TO RESIDE )9 A S+LE SPACE3 ! SAME CIRCUIT ( EV]-ID5TICAL DWELL+ UNITS1 (FICES1 FREEWAYS1 VACATION SPOTS1 & AIRPORTS4 

,BUT !Y ALSO RESEMBLE MOD]N PROLET>IANS 9 ! PREC>I\SNESS ( !IR MEANS ( SUPPORT1 :I* CONFLICTS ) ! CONT9UAL SP5D+ TO :I* !Y HAVE BE5 CONDITION$2 & 9 ! FACT ?AT !Y HAVE TO HIRE !MSELVES \T ON AN OP5 M>KET )\T [N+ ! 9/RUM5TS ( !IR LABOR4 ,!Y NE$ MONEY TO BUY COMMODITIES1 BECAUSE ?+S HAVE BE5 SO >RANG$ ?AT !Y HAVE NO 5DUR+ ACCESS TO ANY?+ ?AT HAS NOT BE5 COMMODIFI$4 

,BUT 9 !IR ECONOMIC SITUATION !Y >E MORE LIKE PEONS1 9 ?AT !Y >E NO LONG] LEFT EV5 ! MOM5T>Y H&L+ ( ! MONEY >\ND :I* !IR 5TIRE ACTIVITY REVOLVES4 ,!Y HAVE TO SP5D IT IMM$IATELY BECAUSE !Y DON'T RECEIVE 5\< TO SAVE4 ,BUT EV5 SO1 SOON] OR LAT] !Y F9D !MSELVES OBLIG$ TO CONSUME ON CR$IT2 & ! CR$IT !Y >E GRANT$ IS DOCK$ FROM !IR PAY1 =C+ !M TO WORK EV5 MORE TO FREE !MSELVES FROM DEBT4 ,S9CE ! DI/RIBUTION ( GOODS IS TOTALLY 9T]L9K$ ) ! ORGANIZATION ( PRODUCTION & ! /ATE1 !IR RATIONS ( FOOD & ( SPACE >E R$UC$ 9 BO? QUANTITY & QUALITY4 ,?\< NOM9ALLY REMA9+ FREE WORK]S & CONSUM]S1 !Y >E SCORN$ EV]Y:]E & HAVE NO REAL POSSIBILITY ( R$RESS4 

,I AM NOT GO+ TO FALL 9TO ! SIMPLI/IC ]ROR ( EQUAT+ ! CONDITION ( !SE HI<-RANK+ WAGE SLAVES ) PREVI\S =MS ( SOCIO-ECONOMIC OPPRESSION4 ,FIR/ ( ALL BECAUSE1 IF ONE LEAVES ASIDE !IR SURPLUS ( FALSE CONSCI\SNESS & !IR PUR*ASE ( TWO OR ?REE TIMES AS MU* ( ! MIS]ABLE JUNK ?AT CON/ITUTES VIRTUALLY ! 5TIRE M>KET1 IT IS CLE> ?AT !Y %>E ! SAME SAD LIFE AS ALL ! O!R WAGE E>N]S ( TODAY4 ,IT IS1 9 FACT1 ) ! NAIVE HOPE ( DI/RACT+ ATT5TION FROM ?IS ANNOY+ REALITY ?AT SO MANY ( !M JABB] SO MU* AB\T H[ UNEASY !Y FEEL AB\T LIV+ 9 ! LAP ( LUXURY :ILE PEOPLE 9 DI/ANT L&S >E CRU%$ BY DE/ITUTION4 ,ANO!R REASON NOT TO CONFUSE !M ) ! UN=TUNATES ( ! PA/ IS ?AT !IR SOCIAL POSITION HAS C]TA9 UNMI/AKABLY MOD]N TRAITS4 

,= ! FIR/ TIME 9 HI/ORY WE >E SEE+ HI<LY SPECIALIZ$ ECONOMIC PR(ESSIONALS :O1 \TSIDE !IR WORK1 HAVE TO DO EV]Y?+ = !MSELVES4 ,!Y DRIVE !IR [N C>S & >E BEG9N+ TO HAVE TO P]SONALLY FILL !M ) GASOL9E2 !Y DO !IR [N %OPP+ & !IR [N SO-CALL$ COOK+2 !Y S]VE !MSELVES 9 ! SUP]M>KETS & 9 ! 5TITIES ?AT HAVE REPLAC$ RAILROAD D9+ C>S4 ,IT MAY NOT HAVE TAK5 !M V]Y LONG TO OBTA9 !IR FLIMSY 0PR(ESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS10 BUT AFT] !Y HAVE PUT 9 !IR ALLOTT$ H\RS ( SPECIALIZ$ WORK !Y /ILL HAVE TO DO EV]Y?+ ELSE ) !IR [N H&S4 ,\R ]A HAS NOT YET MANAG$ TO SUP]S$E ! FAMILY1 OR MONEY1 OR ! DIVISION ( LABOR2 YET ONE C\LD SAY ?AT !SE PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BE5 ALMO/ TOTALLY DEPRIV$ ( !IR PRACTICAL REALITY ?R\< %E] DISPOSSESSION4 ,?OSE :O NEV] HAD ANY SUB/ANCE HAVE LO/ IT = ! %AD[4 

,! ILLUSORY NATURE ( ! RI*ES ?AT ! PRES5T SOCIETY CLAIMS TO DI/RIBUTE W\LD HAVE BE5 AMPLY DEMON/RAT$ 7HAD IT NOT ALREADY BE5 EVID5T 9 SO MANY O!R RESPECTS7 BY ! SIMPLE FACT ?AT NEV] BE=E HAS A SY/EM ( TYRANNY MA9TA9$ ITS LACKEYS1 ITS EXP]TS1 & ITS C\RT JE/]S SO %ABBILY4 ,!Y WORK OV]TIME 9 ! S]VICE ( EMPT9ESS1 & EMPT9ESS REW>DS !M ) CO9AGE 9 ITS [N IMAGE4 ,?IS IS ! FIR/ TIME ?AT POOR PEOPLE HAVE IMAG9$ !MSELVES TO BE P>T ( AN ECONOMIC ELITE1 DESPITE ALL ! EVID5CE TO ! CONTR>Y4 ,NOT ONLY DO !SE MIS]ABLE SPECTATORS WORK1 NOBODY ELSE WORKS = !M1 LEA/ ( ALL ! PEOPLE !Y PAY4 ,EV5 !IR RETAIL]S REG>D !MSELVES RA!R AS !IR OV]SE]S1 JUDG+ :E!R OR NOT !Y >E SUFFICI5TLY F]V5T 9 SNAPP+ UP ! ]SATZ GOODS !Y HAVE ! DUTY TO BUY4 ,NO?+ CAN HIDE ! BUILT-9 OBSOLESC5CE ( ALL !IR POSSESSIONS -- ! RAPID DET]IORATION NOT ONLY ( !IR MAT]IAL GOODS1 BUT EV5 ( !IR LEGAL RI<TS TO ! FEW PROP]TIES !Y MAY [N4 ,!Y HAVE RECEIV$ NO 9H]ITANCE1 & !Y WILL LEAVE NONE4 

,S9CE ! C9EMA PUBLIC NE$S MORE ?AN ANY?+ TO FACE !SE BITT] TRU?S1 :I* CONC]N IT SO 9TIMATELY BUT :I* >E SO WIDELY REPRESS$1 IT CANNOT BE D5I$ ?AT A FILM ?AT = ONCE R5D]S IT ! H>% S]VICE ( REVEAL+ ?AT ITS PROBLEMS >E NOT SO MY/]I\S AS IT IMAG9ES1 NOR EV5 P]HAPS SO 9CURABLE IF WE EV] MANAGE TO ABOLI% CLASSES & ! /ATE -- IT CANNOT BE D5I$ ?AT SU* A FILM HAS AT LEA/ ?AT ONE VIRTUE4 ,IT WILL HAVE NO O!R4 

,?IS PUBLIC1 :I* LIKES TO PRET5D ?AT IT IS A CONNOISSEUR ( EV]Y?+ :ILE IT 9 FACT DOES NO?+ BUT JU/IFY EV]Y?+ IT HAS BE5 =C$ TO UND]GO1 PASSIVELY ACCEPT+ ! CON/ANTLY 9CREAS+ REPUGNANCE ( ! FOOD IT EATS1 ! AIR IT BREA!S & ! DWELL+S IT 9HABITS -- ?IS PUBLIC GRUMBLES AB\T *ANGE ONLY :5 IT AFFECTS ! C9EMA TO :I* IT HAS BECOME ACCU/OM$4 ,& 9 FACT ?IS IS ! ONLY ONE ( ITS HABITS ?AT SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 RESPECT$4 ,= A LONG TIME ,I HAVE BE5 P]HAPS ! ONLY P]SON TO (F5D IT 9 ?IS DOMA94 ,ALL ! O!R FILMMAK]S1 EV5 ?OSE :O >E UP-TO-DATE 5\< TO E*O A FEW ISSUES ALREADY MADE FA%IONABLE BY ! PRESS1 CONT9UE TO PRESUME ! 9NOC5CE ( ?IS PUBLIC1 CONT9UE TO USE ! SAME OLD C9EMATIC CONV5TIONS TO %[ IT ! SAME SORT ( DI/ANT ADV5TURES 5ACT$ BY />S :O HAVE LIV$ 9 ITS PLACE -- />S :OSE MO/ 9TIMATE AFFAIRS IT CAN OGLE ?R\< ! M$IA KEYHOLE4 

,! C9EMA ,I AM TALK+ AB\T IS A D]ANG$ IMITATION ( A D]ANG$ LIFE1 A PRODUCTION SKILLFULLY DESIGN$ TO COMMUNICATE NO?+4 ,IT S]VES NO PURPOSE BUT TO :ILE AWAY AN H\R ( BOR$OM ) A REFLECTION ( ?AT SAME BOR$OM4 ,?IS CRAV5 IMITATION IS ! DUPE ( ! PRES5T & ! FALSE WITNESS ( ! FUTURE4 ,ITS MASS ( FICTIONS & GR& SPECTACLES AM\NTS TO NO?+ BUT A USELESS ACCUMULATION ( IMAGES ?AT TIME SWEEPS AWAY4 ,:AT *ILDI% RESPECT = IMAGES6 ,?IS ,VANITY ,FAIR IS WELL SUIT$ TO !SE PLEBEIAN SPECTATORS1 CON/ANTLY OSCILLAT+ BETWE5 5?USIASM & DISAPPO9TM5T2 LACK+ 9 TA/E BECAUSE !Y HAVE HAD NO HAPPY EXP]I5CE ( ANY?+1 & REFUS+ TO ADMIT !IR UNHAPPY EXP]I5CES BECAUSE !Y LACK C\RAGE AS WELL AS TA/E4 ,:I* IS :Y !Y NEV] CEASE BE+ TAK5 9 BY EV]Y SORT ( FRAUD1 G5]AL OR P>TICUL>1 ?AT APPEALS TO !IR SELF-9T]E/$ CR$ULITY4 

,AMAZ+LY 5\<1 DESPITE ALL ! OBVI\S EVID5CE TO ! CONTR>Y1 !RE >E /ILL SOME CRET9S1 AMONG ! SPECIALIZ$ SPECTATORS HIR$ TO $IFY !IR FELL[ VIEW]S1 :O CLAIM ?AT IT IS 0DOGMATIC0 TO /ATE SOME TRU? 9 A FILM UNLESS IT IS ALSO PROV$ BY IMAGES4 ,! LATE/ FA%ION 9 9TELLECTUAL LACKEYDOM 5VI\SLY REF]S TO :ATEV] DESCRIBES ITS S]VITUDE AS 0! MA/] DISC\RSE40 ,AS = ! LUDICR\S DOGMAS ( ITS ACTUAL BOSSES1 IT ID5TIFIES ) !M SO COMPLETELY ?AT IT DOESN'T EV5 RECOGNIZE !IR EXI/5CE4 ,:AT NE$S TO BE PROV$ BY IMAGES8 ,NO?+ IS EV] PROV$ EXCEPT BY ! REAL MOVEM5T ?AT DISSOLVES EXI/+ CONDITIONS -- ?AT IS1 ! EXI/+ PRODUCTION RELATIONS & ! =MS ( FALSE CONSCI\SNESS ?AT HAVE DEVELOP$ ON ! BASIS ( ?OSE RELATIONS4 

,NO ]ROR HAS EV] COLLAPS$ = LACK ( A GOOD IMAGE4 ,= ?OSE :O BELIEVE ?AT ! CAPITALI/S >E WELL EQUIPP$ TO MANAGE ) CONT9UALLY 9CREAS+ RATIONALITY \R CONT9UALLY 9CREAS+ HAPP9ESS & ! EV] MORE DIV]SE PLEASURES ( \R PUR*AS+ P[]1 !SE FIGURES WILL APPE> TO BE CAPABLE /ATESM52 & ?OSE :O BELIEVE ?AT ,/AL9I/ BUREAUCRATS CON/ITUTE ! P>TY ( ! PROLET>IAT WILL SEE !SE AS F9E WORK+-CLASS MUGS4 ,! EXI/+ IMAGES ONLY RE9=CE ! EXI/+ LIES4 

,DRAMATIZ$ ANECDOTES HAVE BE5 ! BUILD+ BLOCKS ( ! C9EMA4 ,ITS P]5NIAL *>ACT]S HAVE BE5 9H]IT$ FROM ! !AT] & ! NOVEL1 ?\< !Y ACT ON A MORE SPACI\S & MOBILE /AGE ) MORE DIRECTLY VISIBLE CO/UMES & SETT+S4 ,IT IS A P>TICUL> SOCIETY1 NOT A P>TICUL> TE*NOLOGY1 ?AT HAS MADE ! C9EMA LIKE ?IS4 ,IT C\LD HAVE CONSI/$ ( HI/ORICAL ANALYZES1 !ORIES1 ESSAYS1 MEMOIRS4 ,IT C\LD HAVE CONSI/$ ( FILMS LIKE ! ONE ,I AM MAK+ AT ?IS MOM5T4 

,9 ! PRES5T FILM1 = EXAMPLE1 ,I AM SIMPLY /AT+ A FEW TRU?S OV] A BACKGR\ND ( IMAGES ?AT >E ALL TRIVIAL OR FALSE4 ,?IS FILM DISDA9S ! IMAGE-SCRAPS ( :I* IT IS COMPOS$4 ,I DO NOT WI% TO PRES]VE ANY ( ! LANGUAGE ( ?IS \TDAT$ >T1 EXCEPT P]HAPS ! REV]SE %OT ( ! ONLY WORLD IT HAS OBS]V$ & A TRACK+ %OT ACROSS ! FLEET+ IDEAS ( AN ]A4 ,I PRIDE MYSELF ON HAV+ MADE A FILM \T ( :ATEV] RUBBI% WAS AT H&2 & ,I F9D IT AMUS+ ?AT PEOPLE WILL COMPLA9 AB\T IT :O HAVE ALL[$ !IR 5TIRE LIVES TO BE DOM9AT$ BY EV]Y K9D ( RUBBI%4 

,I HAVE M]IT$ ! UNIV]SAL HATR$ ( ! SOCIETY ( MY TIME1 & ,I W\LD HAVE BE5 ANNOY$ TO HAVE ANY O!R M]ITS 9 ! EYES ( SU* A SOCIETY4 ,BUT ,I HAVE NOTIC$ ?AT IT IS 9 ! C9EMA ?AT ,I HAVE >\S$ ! MO/ EXTREME & UNANIM\S \TRAGE4 ,?IS DI/A/E HAS BE5 SO 9T5SE ?AT ,I HAVE EV5 BE5 PLAGI>IZ$ MU* LESS 9 ?IS DOMA9 ?AN ELSE:]E1 UP UNTIL N[ AT LEA/4 ,MY V]Y EXI/5CE AS A FILMMAK] REMA9S A G5]ALLY REFUT$ HYPO!SIS4 ,I ?US SEE MYSELF PLAC$ \TSIDE ALL ! LAWS ( ! G5RE4 ,BUT AS ,SWIFT REM>K$1 0,IT IS NO SMALL SATISFACTION TO PRES5T A WORK ?AT IS BEYOND ALL CRITICISM40 

,:AT ?IS ]A HAS WRITT5 & FILM$ IS SO UTT]LY CONTEMPTIBLE ?AT ! ONLY WAY ANYONE 9 ! FUTURE WILL BE ABLE TO (F] EV5 ! SLI<TE/ JU/IFICATION = IT WILL BE TO CLAIM ?AT !RE WAS LIT]ALLY NO ALT]NATIVE -- ?AT = SOME OBSCURE REASON NO?+ ELSE WAS POSSIBLE4 ,UN=TUNATELY = ?OSE :O >E R$UC$ TO SU* A CLUMSY EXCUSE1 MY EXAMPLE ALONE WILL SUFFICE TO DEMOLI% IT4 ,& S9CE ?IS GRATIFY+ ACCOMPLI%M5T HAS REQUIR$ RELATIVELY LITTLE TIME & TR\BLE1 ,I HAVE SE5 NO REASON TO =GO IT4 

,DESPITE :AT SOME W\LD LIKE TO BELIEVE1 WE CAN H>DLY EXPECT REVOLUTION>Y 9NOVATIONS FROM ?OSE :OSE PR(ESSION IS TO MONOPOLIZE ! /AGE UND] ! PRES5T SOCIAL CONDITIONS4 ,IT IS OBVI\S ?AT SU* 9NOVATIONS CAN COME ONLY FROM PEOPLE :O HAVE RECEIV$ UNIV]SAL HO/ILITY & P]SECUTION1 NOT FROM ?OSE :O RECEIVE GOV]NM5T FUND+4 ,MORE G5]ALLY1 DESPITE ! CONSPIRACY ( SIL5CE ON ?IS MATT]1 IT CAN BE CONFID5TLY AFFIRM$ ?AT NO REAL OPPOSITION CAN BE C>RI$ \T BY 9DIVIDUALS :O BECOME EV5 SLI<TLY MORE SOCIALLY ELEVAT$ ?R\< MANIFE/+ SU* OPPOSITION ?AN !Y W\LD HAVE BE5 ?R\< REFRA9+4 ,WE ALREADY HAVE ! WELL-KN[N EXAMPLE ( ?OSE FL\RI%+ POLITICAL & LABOR-UNION FUNCTION>IES1 ALWAYS READY TO PROLONG ! GRIEVANCES ( ! PROLET>IAT = ANO!R ?\S& YE>S 9 ORD] TO PRES]VE !IR [N ROLE AS ITS DEF5D]4 

,= MY P>T1 IF ,I HAVE SUCCE$$ 9 BE+ SO DEPLORABLE 9 ! C9EMA1 IT IS BECAUSE ,I HAVE BE5 MU* MORE CRIM9AL ELSE:]E4 ,FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+ ,I HAVE DEVOT$ MYSELF TO OV]?R[+ ?IS SOCIETY1 & ,I HAVE ACT$ ACCORD+LY4 ,I TOOK ?IS POSITION AT A TIME :5 ALMO/ EV]YBODY BELIEV$ ?AT ?IS DESPICABLE SOCIETY 79 ITS B\RGEOIS OR BUREAUCRATIC V]SION7 HAD ! MO/ PROMIS+ FUTURE4 ,& S9CE !N ,I HAVE NOT1 LIKE SO MANY O!RS1 *ANG$ MY VIEWS ONE OR SEV]AL TIMES ) ! *ANG+ ( ! TIMES2 IT IS RA!R ! TIMES ?AT HAVE *ANG$ 9 ACCORDANCE ) MY VIEWS4 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! MA9 REASONS ,I HAVE >\S$ SU* ANIMOSITY ON ! P>T ( MY CONTEMPOR>IES4 

,?US1 9/EAD ( ADD+ ONE MORE FILM TO ! ?\S&S ( COMMONPLACE FILMS1 ,I PREF] TO EXPLA9 :Y ,I %ALL DO NO?+ ( ! SORT4 ,I AM GO+ TO REPLACE ! FRIVOL\S ADV5TURES TYPICALLY REC\NT$ BY ! C9EMA ) ! EXAM9ATION ( AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT3 MYSELF4 

,I HAVE SOMETIMES BE5 REPROA*$ -- WRONGLY1 ,I BELIEVE -- = MAK+ DIFFICULT FILMS4 ,N[ ,I AM ACTUALLY GO+ TO MAKE ONE4 ,TO ?OSE :O >E ANNOY$ ?AT !Y CAN'T UND]/& ALL ! ALLUSIONS1 OR :O EV5 ADMIT ?AT !Y HAVE NO IDEA ( :AT ,I'M REALLY GETT+ AT1 ,I WILL M]ELY REPLY ?AT !Y %\LD BLAME !IR [N /]ILITY & LACK ( $UCATION RA!R ?AN MY ME?ODS2 !Y HAVE WA/$ !IR TIME AT COLLEGE1 B>GA9 %OPP+ = WORN-\T FRAGM5TS ( SECONDH& KN[L$GE4 

,CONSID]+ ! /ORY ( MY LIFE1 IT IS OBVI\S TO ME ?AT ,I CANNOT PRODUCE A C9EMATIC 0WORK0 9 ! USUAL S5SE ( ! T]M4 ,I ?9K ! SUB/ANCE & =M ( ! PRES5T COMMUNICATION WILL CONV9CE ANYONE ?AT ?IS IS SO4 

,I MU/ FIR/ ( ALL REPUDIATE ! MO/ FALSE ( LEG5DS1 ACCORD+ TO :I* ,I AM SOME SORT ( !ORETICIAN ( REVOLUTIONS4 ,! PETTY PEOPLE ( ! PRES5T AGE SEEM TO BELIEVE ?AT ,I HAVE APPROA*$ ?+S BY WAY ( !ORY1 ?AT ,I AM A BUILD] ( !ORY -- A SORT ( 9TELLECTUAL >*ITECTURE :I* !Y IMAG9E !Y NE$ ONLY MOVE 9 TO AS SOON AS !Y KN[ ITS ADDRESS1 & :I*1 T5 YE>S LAT]1 !Y MI<T EV5 SLI<TLY REMODEL BY RE>RANG+ A FEW %EETS ( PAP]1 SO AS TO ATTA9 ! DEF9ITIVE !ORETICAL P]FECTION ?AT WILL ASSURE !IR SALVATION4 

,BUT !ORIES >E ONLY MADE TO DIE 9 ! W> ( TIME4 ,LIKE MILIT>Y UNITS1 !Y MU/ BE S5T 9TO BATTLE AT ! RI<T MOM5T2 & :ATEV] !IR M]ITS OR 9SUFFICI5CIES1 !Y CAN ONLY BE US$ IF !Y >E ON H& :5 !Y'RE NE$$4 ,!Y HAVE TO BE REPLAC$ BECAUSE !Y >E CON/ANTLY BE+ R5D]$ OBSOLETE -- BY !IR DECISIVE VICTORIES EV5 MORE ?AN BY !IR P>TIAL DEFEATS4 ,MOREOV]1 NO VITAL ]AS W]E EV] 5G5D]$ BY A !ORY2 !Y BEGAN ) A GAME1 OR A CONFLICT1 OR A J\RNEY4 ,:AT ,JOM9I SAID ( W> CAN ALSO BE SAID ( REVOLUTION3 0,F> FROM BE+ AN EXACT OR DOGMATIC SCI5CE1 IT IS AN >T SUBJECT TO A FEW G5]AL PR9CIPLES1 & EV5 MORE ?AN ?AT1 AN IMPASSION$ DRAMA40 

,:AT PASSIONS DO WE HAVE1 & :]E HAVE !Y L$ US8 ,MO/ PEOPLE1 MO/ ( ! TIME1 HAVE SU* A T5D5CY TO FOLL[ +RA9$ R\T9ES ?AT EV5 :5 !Y PROPOSE TO REVOLUTIONIZE LIFE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM1 TO MAKE A CLEAN SLATE & *ANGE EV]Y?+1 !Y NEV]!LESS SEE NO CONTRADICTION 9 FOLL[+ ! C\RSE ( /UDIES ACCESSIBLE TO !M & !N TAK+ UP ONE OR ANO!R PAID POSITION AT !IR LEVEL ( COMPET5CE 7OR EV5 A LITTLE ABOVE IT74 ,?IS IS :Y ?OSE :O IMP>T TO US !IR ?\<TS AB\T REVOLUTIONS USUALLY REFRA9 FROM LETT+ US KN[ H[ !Y HAVE ACTUALLY LIV$4 

,BUT ,I1 NOT BE+ ?AT TYPE ( P]SON1 CAN ONLY TELL ( 0! KNI<TS & LADIES1 ! >MS & LOVES1 ! GALLANT CONV]SATIONS & BOLD ADV5TURES0 ( A UNIQUE ]A4 

,O!RS MAY DEF9E & MEASURE ! C\RSE ( !IR PA/ 9 RELATION TO !IR ADVANCEM5T 9 SOME C>E]1 OR !IR ACQUISITION ( V>I\S K9DS ( GOODS1 OR 9 SOME CASES !IR ACCUMULATION ( SOCIALLY RECOGNIZ$ SCI5TIFIC OR ES!TIC WORKS4 ,NOT HAV+ KN[N ANY SU* FRAME ( REF]5CE1 ,I M]ELY SEE1 :5 ,I LOOK BACK ON ! PASSAGE ( ?IS DISORD]LY TIME1 ! ELEM5TS ?AT CON/ITUT$ IT = ME1 OR ! WORDS & FACES ?AT EVOKE !M -- DAYS & NI<TS1 CITIES & P]SONS1 & UND]LY+ IT ALL1 AN 9CESSANT W>4 

,I HAVE PASS$ MY LIFE 9 A FEW C\NTRIES 9 ,EUROPE1 & IT WAS 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! C5TURY1 :5 ,I WAS N9ETE51 ?AT ,I BEGAN TO LEAD A FULLY 9DEP5D5T LIFE2 & IMM$IATELY F\ND MYSELF AT HOME ) ! MO/ ILL-FAM$ ( COMPANIONS4 

,IT WAS 9 ,P>IS1 A CITY ?AT WAS !N SO BEAUTIFUL ?AT MANY PEOPLE PREF]R$ TO BE POOR !RE RA!R ?AN RI* ANY:]E ELSE4 

,:O1 N[ ?AT NO?+ ( IT REMA9S1 WILL BE ABLE TO UND]/& ?IS1 AP>T FROM ?OSE :O REMEMB] ITS GLORY8 ,:O ELSE C\LD KN[ ! PLEASURES & EXHAU/IONS WE EXP]I5C$ 9 !SE NEI<BORHOODS :]E EV]Y?+ HAS N[ BECOME SO DISMAL8 

0,H]E WAS ! ABODE ( ! ANCI5T K+ ( ,WU4 ,GRASS N[ GR[S PEACEFULLY ON ITS RU9S4 ,!RE1 ! VA/ PALACE ( ! ,TS91 ONCE SO SPL5DID & SO DREAD$4 ,ALL ?IS IS GONE =EV] -- EV5TS1 PEOPLE1 EV]Y?+ CON/ANTLY SLIPS AWAY1 LIKE ! CEASELESS WAVES ( ! ,YANGTZE ?AT VANI% 9TO ! SEA40 

,! ,P>IS ( ?AT TIME1 )9 ! CONF9ES ( ITS TW5TY DI/RICTS1 WAS NEV] 5TIRELY ASLEEP2 ON ANY NI<T A BAC*ANAL MI<T %IFT FROM ONE NEI<BORHOOD TO ANO!R1 !N TO ANO!R & YET ANO!R4 ,ITS 9HABITANTS HAD NOT YET BE5 DRIV5 \T & DISP]S$4 ,A PEOPLE REMA9$ :O HAD B>RICAD$ !IR /REETS & R\T$ !IR K+S A DOZ5 TIMES4 ,!Y W]E NOT CONT5T TO SUBSI/ ON IMAGES4 ,:5 !Y LIV$ 9 !IR [N CITY1 NO ONE W\LD HAVE D>$ TO MAKE !M EAT OR DR9K ! SORT ( PRODUCTS ?AT ! *EMI/RY ( ADULT]ATION HAD NOT YET D>$ TO 9V5T4 

,! H\SES 9 ! C5T] W]E NOT YET DES]T$1 OR RESOLD TO C9EMA SPECTATORS BORN ELSE:]E1 UND] O!R EXPOS$-BEAM RO(S4 ,! MOD]N COMMODITY SY/EM HAD NOT YET FULLY DEMON/RAT$ :AT CAN BE DONE TO A /REET4 ,! CITY PLANN]S HAD NOT YET =C$ ANYONE TO TRAVEL F> AWAY TO SLEEP4 

,GOV]NM5TAL CORRUPTION HAD NOT YET D>K5$ ! CLE> SKY ) ! >TIFICIAL FOG ( POLLUTION :I* N[ P]MAN5TLY BLANKETS ! ME*ANICAL CIRCULATION ( ?+S 9 ?IS VALE ( DESOLATION4 ,! TREES W]E NOT YET DEAD FROM SUFFOCATION2 ! />S W]E NOT YET EXT+UI%$ BY ! PROGRESS ( ALI5ATION4 

,LI>S W]E 9 P[]1 AS ALWAYS2 BUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPM5T HAD NOT YET GIV5 !M ! MEANS TO LIE AB\T EV]Y?+1 OR TO CONFIRM !IR LIES BY FALSIFY+ ! ACTUAL CONT5T ( ALL PRODUCTION4 ,ONE W\LD HAVE BE5 AS A/ONI%$ !N TO F9D PR9T$ OR BUILT 9 ,P>IS ALL ! BOOKS ?AT HAVE S9CE BE5 COMPOS$ ( CEM5T & ASBE/OS1 & ALL ! BUILD+S ?AT HAVE S9CE BE5 BUILT \T ( DULL SOPHISMS1 AS ONE W\LD BE TODAY TO SEE ! SUDD5 REAPPE>ANCE ( A ,DONATELLO OR A ,?UCYDIDES4 

,MUSIL1 9 ,! ,MAN ,)\T ,QUALITIES1 NOTES ?AT 0!RE >E 9TELLECTUAL PURSUITS 9 :I* A MAN MAY TAKE MORE PRIDE 9 WRIT+ A BRIEF >TICLE ?AN A ?ICK VOLUME4 ,IF SOMEONE W]E TO DISCOV]1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT UND] C]TA9 HI!RTO UNOBS]V$ CIRCUM/ANCES /ONES W]E ABLE TO SPEAK1 IT W\LD REQUIRE ONLY A FEW PAGES TO DESCRIBE & EXPLA9 SU* A REVOLUTION>Y PH5OM5ON40 ,I %ALL ?US LIMIT MYSELF TO A FEW WORDS TO ANN\NCE ?AT1 :ATEV] O!RS MAY SAY AB\T IT1 ,P>IS NO LONG] EXI/S4 ,! DE/RUCTION ( ,P>IS IS ONLY ONE /RIK+ EXAMPLE ( ! FATAL ILLNESS ?AT IS CURR5TLY WIP+ \T ALL ! MAJOR CITIES1 & ?AT ILLNESS IS 9 TURN ONLY ONE ( ! NUM]\S SYMPTOMS ( ! MAT]IAL DECAY ( ?IS SOCIETY4 ,BUT ,P>IS HAD MORE TO LOSE ?AN ANY O!R4 ,BLISS IT WAS TO BE Y\NG 9 ?IS CITY :5 = ! LA/ TIME IT GL[$ ) SO 9T5SE A FLAME4 

,!RE WAS AT ?AT TIME ON ! LEFT BANK ( ! RIV] -- Y\ CANNOT 5T] ! SAME RIV] TWICE1 NOR TWICE T\* ! SAME P]I%ABLE SUB/ANCE -- A NEI<BORHOOD :]E ! NEGATIVE HELD C\RT4 

,IT IS A COMMONPLACE ?AT EV5 9 P]IODS %AK5 BY MOM5T\S *ANGES1 EV5 ! MO/ 9NOVATIVE PEOPLE HAVE A H>D TIME FREE+ !MSELVES FROM MANY \TDAT$ IDEAS & T5D TO RETA9 AT LEA/ A FEW ( !M1 BECAUSE !Y F9D IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TOTALLY REJECT1 AS FALSE & WOR?LESS1 ASS]TIONS ?AT >E UNIV]SALLY ACCEPT$4 

,IT MU/ BE ADD$1 H[EV]1 :5 ONE HAS PRACTICAL EXP]I5CE ( ?IS TYPE ( SITUATION1 ?AT SU* DIFFICULTIES CEASE TO MATT] ! MOM5T A GR\P ( PEOPLE BEG9S TO BASE ITS REAL EXI/5CE ON A DELIB]ATE REJECTION ( :AT IS UNIV]SALLY ACCEPT$1 & ON TOTAL 9DIFF]5CE TO ! POSSIBLE CONSEQU5CES4 

,?OSE :O HAD GA!R$ 9 ?IS NEI<BORHOOD SEEM$ TO HAVE PUBLICLY & FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+ ADOPT$ AS !IR SOLE PR9CIPLE ( ACTION ! SECRET ?AT ! ,OLD ,MAN ( ! ,M\NTA9 WAS SAID TO DIVULGE ONLY ON HIS DEA?B$ TO ! MO/ LOYAL LIEUT5ANT AMONG HIS FANATICAL FOLL[]S3 0,NO?+ IS TRUE1 EV]Y?+ IS P]MITT$40 ,!Y ACCORD$ NO IMPORTANCE TO ?OSE ( !IR CONTEMPOR>IES :O W]E NOT AMONG !M1 & ,I ?9K !Y W]E RI<T 9 ?IS2 & IF !Y RELAT$ TO ANYONE FROM ! PA/1 IT WAS ,>?UR ,CRAVAN1 DES]T] ( SEV5TE5 NATIONS1 OR P]HAPS ALSO ! CULTIVAT$ B&IT ,LAC5AIRE4 

,9 ?IS SETT+ EXTREMISM HAD DECL>$ ITSELF 9DEP5D5T ( ANY P>TICUL> CAUSE & DISDA9$ TO 5TANGLE ITSELF 9 ANY PROJECT4 ,A SOCIETY :I* WAS ALREADY TOTT]+1 BUT :I* WAS NOT YET AW>E ( ?IS BECAUSE ! OLD RULES W]E /ILL RESPECT$ EV]Y:]E ELSE1 HAD MOM5T>ILY LEFT ! FIELD OP5 = ?AT EV]-PRES5T BUT USUALLY REPRESS$ SECTOR ( SOCIETY3 ! 9CORRIGIBLE RIFFRAFF2 ! SALT ( ! E>?2 PEOPLE QUITE S9C]ELY READY TO SET ! WORLD ON FIRE JU/ TO MAKE IT %9E4 

0,>TICLE #d#h#h4 ,! AGE ( ADUL?OOD IS #ba YE>S2 A P]SON ( ?AT AGE IS CAPABLE ( ALL ACTS ( CIVIL LIFE40 

0,A SCI5CE ( SITUATIONS NE$S TO BE CREAT$1 :I* WILL BORR[ ELEM5TS FROM PSY*OLOGY1 /ATI/ICS1 URBANISM1 & E?ICS4 ,!SE ELEM5TS MU/ BE FOCUS$ T[>D A TOTALLY NEW GOAL3 ! CONSCI\S CREATION ( SITUATIONS40 

0,BUT NO ONE TALKS AB\T ,SADE 9 ?IS FILM40 

0,ORD] REIGNS BUT DOESN'T GOV]N40 

0,GUN ,CRAZY4 ,Y\ REMEMB]4 ,?AT'S H[ IT WAS4 ,NO ONE WAS GOOD 5\< = US4 ,& YET 444 ,HAIL/ONES /RIK+ BANN]S ( GLASS4 ,WE WON'T =GET ?IS CURS$ PLANET40 

0,>TICLE #d#h#i4 ,AN ADULT :O IS USUALLY 9 A /ATE ( IMBECILITY OR DEM5TIA1 OR :O HAS FREQU5T FITS ( RAGE1 MU/ BE MA9TA9$ 9 CU/ODY EV5 IF HE HAS 9T]VALS ( LUCIDITY40 

0,ONCE AGA91 AFT] ALL ! UNTIMELY ANSW]S & ! AG+ ( Y\?1 NI<T FALLS FROM ON HI<40 

0,LIKE LO/ *ILDR5 WE LIVE \R UNF9I%$ ADV5TURES40 

,A FILM ,I MADE AT ?AT TIME1 :I* NATURALLY \TRAG$ ! MO/ ADVANC$ ES!TES1 WAS LIKE ?AT FROM />T TO F9I%2 & ?OSE PITIFUL S5T5CES W]E SPOK5 OV] A COMPLETELY BLANK SCRE51 9T]SP]S$ ) EXTREMELY LONG PASSAGES ( SIL5CE DUR+ :I* ! SCRE5 REMA9$ COMPLETELY D>K4 ,SOME1 NO D\BT1 W\LD LIKE TO BELIEVE ?AT SUBSEQU5T EXP]I5CE L$ TO A MORE MATURE DEVELOPM5T ( MY TAL5TS OR 9T5TIONS4 ,EXP]I5CE ( :AT -- ( SOME IMPROVEM5T 9 :AT ,I HAD ALREADY REJECT$8 ,DON'T MAKE ME LAU<4 ,:Y %\LD SOMEONE :O /ROVE TO BE SO 9TOL]ABLE 9 ! C9EMA :5 HE WAS Y\NG TURN \T TO BE MORE ACCEPTABLE ONCE HE'S OLD]8 ,:AT HAS BE5 SO BAD CAN NEV] REALLY IMPROVE4 ,PEOPLE MAY SAY1 0,AS HE HAS AG$1 HE HAS *ANG$02 BUT HE HAS ALSO REMA9$ ! SAME4 

,AL?\< ! SELECT POPULATION ( ?IS MOM5T>Y CAPITAL ( DI/URBANCES 9CLUD$ A C]TA9 NUMB] ( ?IEVES & OCCASIONALLY A FEW MURD]]S1 \R LIFE WAS PRIM>ILY *>ACT]IZ$ BY A PRODIGI\S 9ACTIVITY2 & ( ALL ! CRIMES & (F5SES D5\NC$ !RE BY ! AU?ORITIES1 IT WAS ?IS ?AT WAS S5S$ AS ! MO/ ?REAT5+4 

,IT WAS ! BE/ POSSIBLE LABYR9? = 5SN>+ VISITORS4 ,?OSE :O L+]$ !RE = TWO OR ?REE DAYS NEV] LEFT AGA91 AT LEA/ NOT UNTIL IT HAD CEAS$ TO EXI/2 BUT BY !N ! MAJORITY HAD ALREADY SE5 ! 5D ( !IR NONE TOO NUM]\S YE>S4 ,NO ONE LEFT ?OSE FEW /REETS & TABLES :]E ! 0HI<E/ ( TIME0 HAD BE5 DISCOV]$4 

,EV]YONE TOOK PRIDE 9 HAV+ SU/A9$ SU* A MAGNIFIC5TLY DISA/R\S *ALL5GE2 & 9 FACT ,I DON'T BELIEVE ?AT ANY ( ?OSE :O PASS$ ?AT WAY EV] ACQUIR$ ! SLI<TE/ HONE/ REPUTATION 9 ! WORLD4 

,EA* ( US HAD MORE DR9KS EV]Y DAY ?AN ! NUMB] ( LIES TOLD BY A LABOR UNION DUR+ AN 5TIRE WILDCAT /RIKE4 ,GANGS ( POLICE1 GUID$ BY NUM]\S 9=M]S1 W]E CON/ANTLY LAUN*+ RAIDS UND] EV]Y SORT ( PRETEXT -- MO/ (T5 SE>*+ = DRUGS OR = GIRLS UND] EI<TE54 ,I C\LDN'T HELP REMEMB]+ ! *>M+ HOOLIGANS & PR\D Y\NG WOM5 ,I HUNG \T ) 9 ?OSE %ADY DIVES :5 MU* LAT] -- ! YE>S HAV+ PASS$ LIKE \R NI<TS BACK !N1 )\T ! SLI<TE/ R5UNCIATION -- ,I HE>D A SONG SUNG BY PRISON]S 9 ,ITALY3 0,IT'S !RE Y\ F9D ?OSE Y\NG GIRLS :O GIVE Y\ EV]Y?+2 FIR/ HELLO1 & !N !IR H& 444 ,!RE'S A BELL 9 ,VIA ,FILANGI]I2 EA* TIME IT R+S1 SOMEONE HAS BE5 CONDEMN$444 ,! FL[] ( Y\? DIES 9 PRISON40 

,?\< !Y DESPIS$ ALL IDEOLOGICAL ILLUSIONS & W]E QUITE 9DIFF]5T TO :AT MI<T LAT] PROVE !M RI<T1 !SE REPROBATES HAD NOT DISDA9$ TO OP5LY DECL>E :AT WAS TO COME4 ,PUTT+ AN 5D TO >T1 ANN\NC+ RI<T 9 ! MIDDLE ( A CA!DRAL ?AT ,GOD WAS DEAD1 PLOTT+ TO BL[ UP ! ,EIFFEL ,T[] -- SU* W]E ! LITTLE SC&ALS SPORADICALLY 9DULG$ 9 BY ?OSE :OSE ONGO+ WAY ( LIFE WAS SU* A BIG SC&AL4 ,!Y ASK$ !MSELVES :Y C]TA9 REVOLUTIONS HAD FAIL$2 & :E!R ! PROLET>IAT ACTUALLY EXI/$2 & IF SO1 :AT IT MI<T BE4 

,:5 ,I TALK AB\T !SE PEOPLE1 ,I MAY SEEM TO BE MAK+ FUN ( !M2 BUT ?AT IS NOT SO4 ,I DRANK !IR W9E & ,I REMA9 FAI?FUL TO !M4 ,& ,I DON'T BELIEVE ?AT ANY?+ ,I HAVE DONE S9CE !N HAS MADE ME BETT] 9 ANY WAY ?AN !Y W]E BACK !N4 

,CONSID]+ ! OV]P[]+ =CES ( HABIT & ! LAW1 :I* CONT9UALLY PRESSUR$ US TO DISP]SE1 NONE ( US C\LD BE SURE WE W\LD /ILL BE !RE AT ! 5D ( ! WEEK4 ,YET EV]Y?+ WE W\LD EV] LOVE WAS !RE4 ,TIME BURN$ MORE 9T5SELY ?AN ELSE:]E1 & W\LD SOON RUN \T4 ,WE FELT ! E>? %AKE4 

,SUICIDE C>RI$ (F MANY4 0,DR9K & ! DEVIL HAVE DONE = ! RE/10 AS A SONG SAYS4 

,MIDWAY ON ! J\RNEY ( REAL LIFE WE F\ND \RSELVES SURR\ND$ BY A SOMB] MELAN*OLY1 REFLECT$ BY SO MU* SAD BANT] 9 ! CAFES ( LO/ Y\?4 

0,TIS ALL A *ECK]BO>D ( NI<TS & DAYS1 :]E ,DE/9Y ) M5 = PIECES PLAYS3 HI!R & ?I!R MOVES & *ECKS & SLAYS1 & ONE BY ONE BACK 9 ! CLOSET LAYS40 

0,H[ MANY AGES H5CE %ALL ?IS \R L(TY SC5E BE ACT$ OV]1 9 /ATES UNBORN & ACC5TS YET UNKN[N60 

0,:AT IS WRIT+8 ,! GU>DIAN ( HI/ORY444 ,:AT IS MAN8 ,A SLAVE ( DEA?1 A PASS+ TRAVEL]1 A GUE/ ON E>?444 ,:AT IS FRI5D%IP8 ,! EQUALITY ( FRI5DS40 

0,B]N>D1 :AT DO Y\ WANT FROM ! WORLD8 ,DO Y\ SEE !RE ANY?+ ?AT CAN SATISFY Y\8 444 ,%E VANI%ES1 FLEE+ LIKE A <O/ :I*1 HAV+ GIV5 US SOME SORT ( CONT5TM5T :ILE IT REMA9$ ) US1 LEAVES NO?+ BUT DISQUIETUDE 9 ITS WAKE444 ,B]N>D1 ,B]N>D1 HE US$ TO SAY1 ?IS GRE5 Y\? WILL NOT LA/ =EV]40 

,BUT NO?+ EXPRESSES ?IS RE/LESS & EXITLESS PRES5T BETT] ?AN ?IS ANCI5T PHRASE ?AT TURNS COMPLETELY BACK ON ITSELF1 BE+ CON/RUCT$ LETT] BY LETT] LIKE AN 9ESCAPABLE LABYR9?1 ?US P]FECTLY UNIT+ ! =M & CONT5T ( P]DITION3 ,9 GIRUM IMUS NOCTE ET CONSUMIMUR IGNI4 ,WE TURN 9 ! NI<T1 CONSUM$ BY FIRE4 

0,ONE G5]ATION PASSE? AWAY1 & ANO!R G5]ATION COME?1 BUT ! E>? ABIDE? =EV]4 ,! SUN ALSO >ISE?1 & ! SUN GOE? D[N1 & HA/E? TO HIS PLACE :]E HE >OSE444 ,ALL ! RIV]S RUN 9TO ! SEA2 YET ! SEA IS NOT FULL2 UNTO ! PLACE FROM :5CE ! RIV]S COME1 ?I!R !Y RETURN AGA9444 ,TO EV]Y ?+ !RE IS A SEASON1 & A TIME TO EV]Y PURPOSE UND] ! HEAV5S444 A TIME TO KILL & A TIME TO HEAL2 A TIME TO BREAK D[N & A TIME TO BUILD UP2 444 A TIME TO R5D & A TIME TO SEW2 A TIME TO KEEP SIL5CE & A TIME TO SPEAK444 ,BETT] TO SEE :AT ONE DESIRE? ?AN TO WI% = :AT ONE KN[E? NOT3 ?IS ALSO IS VANITY & VEXATION ( SPIRIT444 ,= :AT PURPOSE DO? A MAN SEEK :AT IS ABOVE HIM1 HE :O KN[E? NOT :AT IS GOOD = HIM DUR+ HIS DAYS ON ! E>?1 DUR+ ! TIME ?AT PASSE? LIKE A %AD[80 

0,NO1 LET US CROSS OV] ! RIV] & RE/ UND] ! %ADE ( ?OSE TREES40 

,IT WAS !RE ?AT WE ACQUIR$ ! T\<NESS ?AT HAS /AY$ ) US ALL ! DAYS ( \R LIFE1 & ?AT HAS 5ABL$ SEV]AL ( US TO REMA9 SO LI<!>T$LY AT W> ) ! :OLE WORLD4 ,& AS = MYSELF 9 P>TICUL>1 ,I SUSPECT ?AT ! CIRCUM/ANCES ( ?AT TIME W]E ! APPR5TICE%IP ?AT 5ABL$ ME TO MAKE MY WAY SO 9/9CTIVELY ?R\< ! SUBSEQU5T *A9 ( EV5TS1 :I* 9CLUD$ SO MU* VIOL5CE & SO MANY BREAKS1 & :]E SO MANY PEOPLE W]E TREAT$ SO BADLY -- PASS+ ?R\< ALL ?OSE YE>S AS IF ) A KNIFE 9 MY H&4 

,P]HAPS WE MI<T NOT HAVE BE5 QUITE SO RU?LESS IF WE HAD F\ND SOME ALREADY-9ITIAT$ PROJECT ?AT SEEM$ TO M]IT \R SUPPORT4 ,BUT !RE WAS NO SU* PROJECT4 ,! ONLY CAUSE WE SUPPORT$ WE HAD TO DEF9E & LAUN* \RSELVES4 ,!RE WAS NO?+ ABOVE US ?AT WE C\LD RESPECT4 

,= SOMEONE :O ?9KS & ACTS 9 ?IS MANN]1 !RE IS NO PO9T 9 LI/5+ A MOM5T TOO LONG TO ?OSE :O F9D SOME?+ GOOD1 OR EV5 M]ELY SOME?+ WOR? TOL]AT+1 )9 ! PRES5T CONDITIONS2 NOR TO ?OSE :O /RAY FROM ! PA? !Y SEEM$ TO HAVE 9T5D$ TO FOLL[2 NOR EV51 9 SOME CASES1 TO ?OSE :O SIMPLY DON'T CAT* ON QUICKLY 5\<4 ,O!R PEOPLE1 YE>S LAT]1 HAVE BEGUN ADVOCAT+ ! REVOLUTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE ) !IR TIMID VOICES OR PRO/ITUT$ P5S -- BUT FROM A DI/ANCE & ) ! CALM ASSURANCE ( A/RONOMICAL OBS]VATION4 ,BUT SOMEONE :O HAS ACTUALLY TAK5 P>T 9 AN 5DEAVOR ( ?IS K9D1 & :O HAS ESCAP$ ! DAZZL+ CATA/ROPHES ?AT ACCOMPANY IT OR FOLL[ 9 ITS WAKE1 IS NOT 9 SU* AN EASY POSITION4 ,! HEATS & *ILLS ( SU* A TIME NEV] LEAVE Y\4 ,Y\ HAVE TO DISCOV] H[ TO LIVE ! DAYS AHEAD 9 A MANN] WOR?Y ( SU* A F9E BEG9N+4 ,Y\ WANT TO PROLONG ?AT FIR/ EXP]I5CE ( ILLEGALITY4 

,?IS IS H[1 LITTLE BY LITTLE1 A NEW ]A ( CONFLAGRATIONS WAS SET ABLAZE1 ( :I* NONE ( US ALIVE AT ?IS MOM5T WILL SEE ! 5D4 ,OB$I5CE IS DEAD4 ,IT IS WOND]FUL TO NOTE ?AT DI/URBANCES ORIG9AT+ 9 A L[LY & EPHEM]AL LITTLE NEI<BORHOOD HAVE 5D$ UP %AK+ ! 5TIRE WORLD ORD]4 7,SU* ME?ODS W\LD OBVI\SLY NEV] %AKE UP ANY?+ 9 A H>MONI\S SOCIETY ?AT WAS CAPABLE ( CONTROLL+ ALL ITS =CES2 BUT IT IS N[ EVID5T ?AT \R SOCIETY WAS QUITE ! OPPOSITE47 

,AS = MYSELF1 ,I HAVE NEV] REGRETT$ ANY?+ ,I HAVE DONE2 & BE+ AS ,I AM1 ,I MU/ CONFESS ?AT ,I REMA9 COMPLETELY 9CAPABLE ( IMAG9+ H[ ,I C\LD HAVE DONE ANY?+ ANY DIFF]5TLY4 

,DESPITE ! H>%NESS ( ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! CONFLICT1 \R SIDE T5D$ T[>D A /ATIC1 PURELY DEF5SIVE POSITION4 ,\R SPONTANE\S EXP]IM5TATION WAS NOT SUFFICI5TLY AW>E ( ITSELF2 & S9CE IT WAS CONF9$ PRIM>ILY TO ITS P>TICUL> LOCALE1 WE HAD ALSO T5D$ TO NEGLECT ! SIGNIFICANT POSSIBILITIES = SUBV]SION 9 ! SEEM+LY HO/ILE WORLD ALL >\ND US4 ,:5 WE SAW \R DEF5SES BE+ OV]:ELM$ & SOME ( \R COMRADES BEG9N+ TO FALT]1 A FEW ( US FELT ?AT WE %\LD TAKE ! (F5SIVE3 ?AT 9/EAD ( 5TR5*+ \RSELVES 9 ! ?RILL+ =TRESS ( A MOM5T1 WE %\LD BREAK \T 9TO ! OP51 MAKE A SORTIE1 !N HOLD \R GR\ND & DEVOTE \RSELVES QUITE SIMPLY TO TOTALLY DE/ROY+ ?IS HO/ILE WORLD -- 9 ORD] TO REBUILD IT1 IF POSSIBLE1 ON O!R BASES4 ,!RE HAD BE5 PREC$5TS TO ?IS1 BUT !Y HAD BE5 =GOTT54 ,WE HAD TO DISCOV] :]E ! C\RSE ( ?+S WAS LEAD+1 & TO REFUTE ?AT C\RSE SO ?OR\<LY ?AT IT W\LD EV5TUALLY BE COMPELL$ TO *ANGE DIRECTIONS 9 L9E ) \R [N TA/ES4 ,AS ,CLAUSEWITZ AMUS+LY REM>KS1 0,:OEV] HAS G5IUS MU/ USE IT -- ?AT'S ONE ( ! RULES ( ! GAME40 ,& ,BALTAS> ,GRACIAN3 0,Y\ MU/ TRAV]SE ! PA?S ( TIME TO REA* ! PO9T ( OPPORTUNITY40 

,BUT CAN ,I EV] =GET ! ONE :OM ,I SEE EV]Y:]E 9 ! GREATE/ MOM5T ( \R ADV5TURES -- HE :O 9 ?OSE UNC]TA9 DAYS OP5$ UP A NEW PA? & =G$ AHEAD SO RAPIDLY1 *OOS+ ?OSE :O W\LD ACCOMPANY HIM8 ,NO ONE ELSE WAS HIS EQUAL ?AT YE>4 ,IT MI<T ALMO/ HAVE BE5 SAID ?AT HE TRANS=M$ CITIES & LIFE M]ELY BY LOOK+ AT !M4 ,9 A S+LE YE> HE DISCOV]$ 5\< MAT]IAL = A C5TURY ( DEM&S2 ! DEP?S & MY/]IES ( URBAN SPACE W]E HIS CONQUE/4 

,! P[]S ?AT BE1 ) !IR PITIFUL FALSIFI$ 9=MATION ?AT MISLEADS !M ALMO/ AS MU* AS IT BEWILD]S ?OSE UND] !IR ADM9I/RATION1 HAVE NOT YET REALIZ$ JU/ H[ MU* ! RAPID PASSAGE ( ?IS MAN HAS CO/ !M4 ,BUT :AT DOES IT MATT]8 ,! NAMES ( %IPWRECK]S >E ONLY WRIT 9 WAT]4 

,WE DID NOT SEEK ! =MULA = OV]TURN+ ! WORLD 9 BOOKS1 BUT 9 W&]+4 ,CEASELESSLY DRIFT+ = DAYS ON 5D1 NONE RESEMBL+ ! ONE BE=E4 ,A/ONI%+ 5C\NT]S1 REM>KABLE OB/ACLES1 GR&IOSE BETRAYALS1 P]IL\S 5*ANTM5TS -- NO?+ WAS LACK+ 9 ?IS QUE/ = A DIFF]5T1 MORE S9I/] ,GRAIL1 :I* NO ONE ELSE HAD EV] S\<T4 ,& !N ONE ILL-FAT$ DAY ! F9E/ PLAY] ( US ALL GOT LO/ 9 ! =E/S ( MADNESS4 -- ,BUT !RE IS NO GREAT] MADNESS ?AN ! PRES5T ORGANIZATION ( LIFE4 

,DID WE EV5TUALLY F9D ! OBJECT ( \R QUE/8 ,!RE IS REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT WE OBTA9$ AT LEA/ A FLEET+ GLIMPSE ( IT2 BECAUSE IT IS UND5IABLE ?AT FROM ?AT PO9T ON WE F\ND \RSELVES CAPABLE ( UND]/&+ FALSE LIFE 9 ! LI<T ( TRUE LIFE1 & POSSESS$ ) A V]Y /RANGE P[] ( S$UCTION3 = NO ONE S9CE !N HAS EV] COME NE> US )\T WI%+ TO FOLL[ US4 ,WE HAD R$ISCOV]$ ! SECRET ( DIVID+ :AT WAS UNIT$4 ,WE DID NOT GO ON TELEVISION TO ANN\NCE \R DISCOV]IES4 ,WE DID NOT SEEK GRANTS FROM ACADEMIC F\NDATIONS OR PRAISE FROM ! NEWSPAP] 9TELLECTUALS4 ,WE BR\<T FUEL TO ! FIRE4 

,9 ?IS MANN] WE 5LI/$ IRREVOCABLY 9 ! ,DEVIL'S P>TY -- ! 0HI/ORICAL EVIL0 ?AT LEADS EXI/+ CONDITIONS TO !IR DE/RUCTION1 ! 0BAD SIDE0 ?AT MAKES HI/ORY BY UND]M9+ ALL E/ABLI%$ SATISFACTION4 

,?OSE :O HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO LIVE BUT :O >E SAV+ !MSELVES = A BETT] TIME1 & :O !RE=E HAVE SU* A HORROR ( GR[+ OLD1 >E WAIT+ = NO?+ LESS ?AN A P]MAN5T P>ADISE4 ,SOME ( !M LOCATE ?IS P>ADISE 9 A TOTAL REVOLUTION1 O!RS 9 A C>E] PROMOTION1 SOME EV5 9 BO? AT ONCE4 ,9 EI!R CASE !Y >E WAIT+ TO ACCESS :AT !Y HAVE GAZ$ UPON 9 ! 9V]T$ IMAG]Y ( ! SPECTACLE3 A HAPPY1 ET]NALLY PRES5T UNITY4 ,BUT ?OSE :O HAVE *OS5 TO /RIKE ) ! TIME KN[ ?AT ! TIME ?AT IS !IR WEAPON IS ALSO !IR MA/]4 ,& !Y CAN H>DLY COMPLA9 AB\T ?IS1 BECAUSE IT IS AN EV5 H>%] MA/] TO ?OSE :O HAVE NO WEAPONS4 ,IF Y\ DON'T FALL 9 L9E ) ! DECEPTIVE CL>ITY ( ?IS UPSIDE-D[N WORLD1 Y\ >E SE51 AT LEA/ BY ?OSE :O BELIEVE 9 ?AT WORLD1 AS A CONTROV]SIAL LEG5D1 AN 9VISIBLE & MALEVOL5T <O/1 A P]V]SE ,PR9CE ( ,D>KNESS4 ,:I* IS 9 FACT A F9E TITLE -- MORE HONORABLE ?AN ANY ! PRES5T SY/EM ( FLOODLIT 5LI<T5M5T IS CAPABLE ( BE/[+4 

,WE ?US BECAME EMISS>IES ( ! ,PR9CE ( ,DIVISION -- 0HE :O HAS BE5 WRONG$0 -- & UND]TOOK TO DRIVE TO DESPAIR ?OSE :O ID5TIFI$ ) HUMANITY4 

,9 ! YE>S ?AT FOLL[$1 PEOPLE FROM TW5TY C\NTRIES 5T]$ 9TO ?IS OBSCURE CONSPIRACY ( LIMITLESS DEM&S4 ,H[ MANY HURRI$ J\RNEYS6 ,H[ MANY LONG DISPUTES6 ,H[ MANY CL&E/9E MEET+S 9 ALL ! PORTS ( ,EUROPE6 

,?US WAS MAPP$ \T A PROGRAM CALCULAT$ TO UND]M9E ! CR$IBILITY ( ! 5TIRE ORGANIZATION ( SOCIAL LIFE4 ,CLASSES & SPECIALIZATIONS1 WORK & 5T]TA9M5T1 COMMODITIES & URBANISM1 IDEOLOGY & ! /ATE -- WE %[$ ?AT IT ALL NE$$ TO BE SCRAPP$4 ,& ?IS PROGRAM PROMIS$ NO?+ MORE ?AN AN AUTONOMY )\T RULES OR RE/RICTIONS4 ,!SE P]SPECTIVES HAVE N[ BE5 WIDELY ADOPT$1 & PEOPLE EV]Y:]E >E FI<T+ = OR AGA9/ !M4 ,BUT BACK !N !Y W\LD C]TA9LY HAVE SEEM$ DELIRI\S1 IF ! BEHAVIOR ( MOD]N CAPITALISM HAD NOT BE5 EV5 MORE DELIRI\S4 

,!RE W]E 9DE$ A FEW 9DIVIDUALS :O W]E 9 MORE OR LESS PRACTICAL AGREEM5T ) ONE OR ANO!R ( \R CRITIQUES2 BUT !RE WAS NO ONE :O RECOGNIZ$ !M ALL1 LET ALONE :O WAS CAPABLE ( >TICULAT+ !M & DEVELOP+ !M 9 PRACTICE4 ,:I* IS :Y NO O!R REVOLUTION>Y 5DEAVOR ( ?IS P]IOD HAS HAD ! SLI<TE/ 9FLU5CE ON ! TRANS=MATION ( ! WORLD4 

,\R AGITATORS DISSEM9AT$ IDEAS ?AT A CLASS SOCIETY CANNOT /OMA*4 ,! 9TELLECTUALS 9 ! S]VICE ( ! SY/EM -- !MSELVES EV5 MORE OBVI\SLY 9 DECL9E ?AN ! SY/EM ITSELF -- >E N[ CAUTI\SLY 9VE/IGAT+ !SE POISONS 9 ! HOPE ( DISCOV]+ SOME ANTIDOTES2 BUT !Y WON'T SUCCE$4 ,!Y US$ TO TRY JU/ AS H>D TO IGNORE !M -- BUT JU/ AS VA9LY1 SO GREAT IS ! P[] ( A TRU? SPOK5 9 ITS TIME4 

,:ILE \R S$ITI\S 9TRIGUES SPREAD ACROSS ,EUROPE & EV5 BEGAN TO REA* O!R CONT95TS1 ,P>IS1 :]E ONE C\LD SO EASILY PASS UNNOTIC$1 WAS /ILL AT ! HE>T ( ALL \R J\RNEYS1 ! MO/ FREQU5T$ ( \R MEET+ PLACES4 ,BUT ITS L&SCAPES HAD BE5 RU9$ & EV]Y?+ WAS DET]IORAT+ & FALL+ AP>T4 

,& YET ! SETT+ SUN ( ?IS CITY LEFT1 9 PLACES1 A FEW GLIMM]S ( LI<T AS WE WAT*$ ! FAD+ ( ITS F9AL DAYS1 F9D+ \RSELVES )9 SURR\ND+S ?AT W\LD SOON BE SWEPT AWAY1 5RAPTUR$ ) BEAUTIES ?AT WILL NEV] RETURN4 ,WE W\LD SOON HAVE TO LEAVE IT -- ?IS CITY :I* = US WAS SO FREE BUT :I* WAS GO+ TO FALL COMPLETELY 9TO ! H&S ( \R 5EMIES4 ,!IR BL9D LAW WAS ALREADY BE+ REL5TLESSLY APPLI$1 RECON/RUCT+ EV]Y?+ 9 !IR [N IMAGE LIKE A GRAVEY>D3 0,O WRET*$NESS6 ,O GRIEF6 ,P>IS IS TREMBL+40 

,WE W\LD HAVE TO LEAVE IT1 BUT NOT )\T HAV+ MADE AN ATTEMPT TO SEIZE IT BY BRUTE =CE2 WE W\LD F9ALLY HAVE TO AB&ON IT1 AFT] HAV+ AB&ON$ SO MANY O!R ?+S1 9 ORD] TO FOLL[ ! ROAD DET]M9$ BY ! NECESSITIES ( \R /RANGE W>1 :I* HAS L$ US SO F>4 

,= \R AIM HAD BE5 NONE O!R ?AN TO PROVOKE A PRACTICAL & PUBLIC DIVISION BETWE5 ?OSE :O /ILL WANT ! EXI/+ WORLD & ?OSE :O WILL DECIDE TO REJECT IT4 

,O!R ]AS HAVE HAD !IR [N GREAT CONFLICTS1 CONFLICTS :I* !Y DID NOT *OOSE BUT :I* NEV]!LESS =C$ PEOPLE TO *OOSE :I* SIDE !Y W]E ON4 ,SU* CONFLICTS DOM9ATE :OLE G5]ATIONS1 F\ND+ OR DE/ROY+ EMPIRES & !IR CULTURES4 ,! MISSION IS TO TAKE ,TROY -- OR TO DEF5D IT4 ,!RE IS A C]TA9 RESEMBLANCE AMONG !SE MOM5TS :5 PEOPLE >E ON ! V]GE ( SEP>AT+ 9TO OPPOS+ CAMPS1 NEV] TO SEE EA* O!R AGA94 

,IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MOM5T :5 AN ASSAULT AGA9/ ! WORLD ORD] IS SET 9 MOTION4 

,FROM ITS ALMO/ IMP]CEPTIBLE BEG9N+ Y\ ALREADY KN[ ?AT1 :ATEV] HAPP5S1 V]Y SOON NO?+ WILL EV] AGA9 BE ! SAME AS IT WAS4 

,! *>GE BEG9S SL[LY1 PICKS UP SPE$1 PASSES ! PO9T ( NO RETURN1 & IRREVOCABLY COLLIDES ) :AT SEEM$ UNASSAILABLE3 ! BULW>K :I* WAS SO SOLID & WELL DEF5D$1 BUT :I* IS ALSO DE/9$ TO BE %AK5 & ?R[N 9TO DISORD]4 

,?AT IS :AT WE DID1 EM]G+ FROM ! NI<T1 RAIS+ ONCE AGA9 ! BANN] ( ! 0GOOD OLD CAUSE0 & M>*+ =W>D UND] ! CANNON FIRE ( TIME4 

,ALONG ! WAY MANY ( US DI$ OR W]E TAK5 PRISON]2 MANY O!RS W]E W\ND$ & P]MAN5TLY PUT \T ( ACTION2 & C]TA9 ELEM5TS EV5 LET !MSELVES SLIP TO ! RE> \T ( LACK ( C\RAGE2 BUT ,I BELIEVE ,I CAN SAY ?AT \R =MATION AS A :OLE NEV] SW]V$ FROM ITS L9E UNTIL IT PLUNG$ 9TO ! V]Y CORE ( DE/RUCTION4 

,I HAVE NEV] QUITE UND]/OOD ?OSE :O HAVE SO (T5 REPROA*$ ME = HAV+ SQU&]$ ?IS F9E TROOP 9 A S5SELESS ASSAULT1 P]HAPS EV5 \T ( SOME SORT ( ,N]ONIAN SELF-9DULG5CE4 ,I ADMIT ?AT ,I WAS ! ONE :O *OSE ! MOM5T & DIRECTION ( ! ATTACK1 & ,I !RE=E TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY = EV]Y?+ ?AT HAPP5$4 ,BUT :AT DID !SE CRITICS EXPECT8 ,W]E WE SUPPOS$ TO REFRA9 FROM FI<T+ AN 5EMY ?AT WAS ALREADY ON ! MOVE AGA9/ US8 ,& DIDN'T ,I ALWAYS PUT MYSELF SEV]AL /EPS AHEAD ( ! FRONT L9E8 ,?OSE :O NEV] TAKE ACTION W\LD LIKE TO BELIEVE ?AT Y\ CAN FREELY DET]M9E ! QUALITY ( Y\R FELL[ COMBATANTS & ! TIME & PLACE :]E Y\ CAN /RIKE AN UN/OPPABLE & DEF9ITIVE BL[4 ,BUT 9 REALITY Y\ HAVE TO ACT ) :AT IS AT H&1 LAUN*+ A SUDD5 ATTACK ON ONE OR ANO!R REALI/ICALLY ATTACKABLE POSITION ! MOM5T Y\ SEE A FAVORABLE OPPORTUNITY2 O!RWISE Y\ FADE AWAY )\T HAV+ DONE A ?+4 ,! /RATEGI/ ,SUN ,TZU RECOGNIZ$ LONG AGO ?AT 0ADVANTAGE & DANG] >E BO? 9H]5T 9 MANEUV]40 ,& ,CLAUSEWITZ NOTES ?AT 09 W> NEI!R SIDE IS EV] C]TA9 AB\T ! SITUATION ( ! O!R4 ,ONE MU/ BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO ACT+ 9 ACCORDANCE ) G5]AL PROBABILITIES2 IT IS AN ILLUSION TO WAIT = A TIME :5 ONE WILL BE COMPLETELY AW>E ( EV]Y?+40 ,DESPITE ! FANTASIES ( ! SPECTATORS ( HI/ORY :O TRY TO SET UP %OP AS /RATEGI/S & :O SEE EV]Y?+ FROM ! VANTAGE PO9T ( ,SIRIUS1 ! MO/ SUBLIME !ORY CAN NEV] GU>ANTEE AN EV5T4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT IS ! UNFOLD+ ( AN EV5T ?AT MAY OR MAY NOT V]IFY A !ORY4 ,RISKS MU/ BE TAK51 & Y\ HAVE TO PAY UP FRONT TO SEE :AT COMES NEXT4 

,O!R EQUALLY DI/ANT BUT LESS L(TY SPECTATORS1 HAV+ SE5 ! 5D ( ?IS ATTACK BUT NOT ITS BEG9N+1 HAVE FAIL$ TO TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! TWO /AGES1 & HAVE DETECT$ SOME FAULTS 9 ! ALIGNM5T ( \R RANKS & CONCLUD$ ?AT BY ?AT PO9T \R UNI=MS W]E NO LONG] IMPECCABLY EGALIT>IAN4 ,I ?9K ?IS CAN BE ATTRIBUT$ TO ! 5EMY FIRE ?AT HAD P\ND$ US = SO LONG4 ,AS A /RUGGLE APPROA*ES ITS CULM9ATION1 IT BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT TO JUDGE ! RESULT ?AN ! DEPORTM5T4 ,TO LI/5 TO ?OSE :O SEEM TO BE COMPLA9+ ?AT ! BATTLE WAS BEGUN )\T WAIT+ = !M1 ! MA9 RESULT WAS ! FACT ?AT AN AVANT-G>DE WAS SACRIFIC$ & COMPLETELY PULV]IZ$ 9 ! COLLISION4 ,9 MY OP9ION ?AT WAS PRECISELY ITS PURPOSE4 

,AVANT-G>DES HAVE ONLY ONE TIME2 & ! BE/ ?+ ?AT CAN HAPP5 TO !M IS TO HAVE 5LIV5$ !IR TIME )\T \TLIV+ IT4 ,AFT] !M1 OP]ATIONS MOVE ONTO A VA/] T]RA94 ,TOO (T5 HAVE WE SE5 SU* ELITE TROOPS1 AFT] !Y HAVE ACCOMPLI%$ SOME VALIANT EXPLOIT1 REMA9 ON H& TO P>ADE ) !IR M$ALS & !N TURN AGA9/ ! CAUSE !Y PREVI\SLY SUPPORT$4 ,NO?+ ( ?IS SORT NE$ BE FE>$ FROM ?OSE :OSE ATTACK HAS C>RI$ !M TO ! PO9T ( DISSOLUTION4 

,I WOND] :AT MORE SOME PEOPLE HAD HOP$ =4 ,! P>TICUL> WE>S ITSELF \T FI<T+4 ,A HI/ORICAL PROJECT CAN H>DLY EXPECT TO PRES]VE AN ET]NAL Y\?1 %ELT]$ FROM EV]Y BL[4 

,S5TIM5TAL OBJECTIONS >E AS VA9 AS PSEUDO-/RATEGICAL QUIBBLES4 0,YET Y\R BONES WILL WA/E AWAY1 BURI$ 9 ! FIELDS ( ,TROY1 Y\R MISSION UNFULFILL$40 

,ON A BATTLEFIELD ,K+ ,FR$]ICK ,I,I ( ,PRUSSIA REBUK$ A HESITANT Y\NG (FIC]3 0,DOG6 ,W]E Y\ HOP+ TO LIVE =EV]80 ,& ,S>P$ON SAYS TO ,GLAUKOS 9 ! ,TWELF? ,BOOK ( ,! ,ILIAD3 0,MY FRI5D1 IF Y\ & ,I C\LD ESCAPE ?IS BATTLE & LIVE =EV]1 AGELESS & IMMORTAL1 ,I MYSELF W\LD NEV] FI<T AGA9444 ,BUT A ?\S& DEA?S SURR\ND US & NO MAN CAN ESCAPE !M4 ,SO LET US MOVE 9 = ! ATTACK40 

,:5 ! SMOKE CLE>S1 MANY ?+S APPE> *ANG$4 ,AN AGE HAS PASS$4 ,DON'T ASK N[ :AT GOOD \R WEAPONS W]E3 !Y REMA9 9 ! ?ROAT ( ! REIGN+ SY/EM ( LIES4 ,ITS AIR ( 9NOC5CE WILL NEV] RETURN4 

,AFT] ?IS SPL5DID DISP]SAL1 ,I REALIZ$ ?AT ,I HAD TO QUICKLY CONCEAL MYSELF FROM A FAME ?AT ?REAT5$ TO BECOME F> TOO CONSPICU\S4 ,IT IS WELL KN[N ?AT ?IS SOCIETY SIGNS A SORT ( PEACE TREATY ) ITS MO/ \TSPOK5 5EMIES BY GRANT+ !M A PLACE 9 ITS SPECTACLE4 ,I AM1 9 FACT1 ! ONLY PRES5T-DAY 9DIVIDUAL ) ANY NEGATIVE OR UND]GR\ND NOTORIETY :OM IT HAS NOT MANAG$ TO GET TO APPE> ON ?AT /AGE ( R5UNCIATION4 

,! DIFFICULTIES DO NOT 5D !RE4 ,I W\LD F9D IT JU/ AS REPUGNANT TO BECOME AN AU?ORITY )9 ! OPPOSITION TO ?IS SOCIETY AS TO BE ONE )9 ?IS SOCIETY ITSELF2 :I* IS NOT PUTT+ IT TOO MILDLY4 ,I HAVE ?US REFUS$ TO TAKE ! LEAD ( ALL SORTS ( SUBV]SIVE V5TURES 9 SEV]AL DIFF]5T REGIONS1 EA* MORE ANTIHI]>*ICAL ?AN ! O!RS BUT :OSE COMM& ,I WAS NEV]!LESS (F]$ ON ! BASIS ( MY TAL5T & EXP]I5CE 9 !SE MATT]S4 ,I WANT$ TO %[ ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE = SOMEONE TO A*IEVE SOME HI/ORICAL SUCCESSES & YET REMA9 AS POOR 9 P[] & PRE/IGE AS BE=E 7:AT ,I HAVE HAD ON A PURELY P]SONAL LEVEL FROM ! BEG9N+ HAS ALWAYS BE5 5\< = ME74 

,I HAVE ALSO REFUS$ TO POLEMICIZE AB\T A ?\S& DETAILS ) ! NUM]\S 9T]PRET]S & COOPT]S ( :AT HAS ALREADY BE5 DONE4 ,I HAD NO 9T]E/ 9 AW>D+ DIPLOMAS 9 SOME SORT ( FANTASIZ$ OR?ODOXY1 NOR 9 JUDG+ AMONG DIV]SE NAIVE AMBITIONS ?AT W\LD COLLAPSE SOON 5\< ON !IR [N4 ,!SE PEOPLE W]E UNAW>E ?AT TIME DOES NOT WAIT2 ?AT GOOD 9T5TIONS >E NOT 5\<2 & ?AT NO?+ CAN BE ACQUIR$ OR HELD ON TO FROM A PA/ ?AT CAN NO LONG] BE RECTIFI$4 ,! UND]LY+ MOVEM5T ?AT WILL C>RY \R HI/ORICAL /RUGGLES AS F> AS !Y MAY GO REMA9S ! SOLE JUDGE ( ! PA/ -- 9S(> AS ?AT MOVEM5T CONT9UES TO ACT 9 ITS [N TIME4 ,I HAVE MANAG$ ?+S 9 SU* A WAY AS TO PREV5T ANY PSEUDO-CONT9UATION FROM FALSIFY+ ! HI/ORY ( \R OP]ATIONS4 ,?OSE :O EV5TUALLY DO BETT] WILL BE QUALIFI$ TO COMM5T ON !IR PR$ECESSORS1 & !IR COMM5TS WILL NOT GO UNNOTIC$4 

,I HAVE F\ND WAYS ( 9T]V5+ FROM F>!R AWAY1 :ILE BE+ AW>E ?AT1 AS ALWAYS1 ! MAJORITY ( OBS]V]S W\LD HAVE MU* PREF]R$ ?AT ,I REMA9 SIL5T4 ,I HAVE LONG /RIV5 TO MA9TA9 AN OBSCURE & ELUSIVE EXI/5CE1 & ?IS HAS 5ABL$ ME TO FUR!R DEVELOP MY /RATEGICAL EXP]IM5TS1 :I* HAD ALREADY BEGUN SO WELL4 ,AS SOMEONE NOT )\T ABILITIES ONCE PUT IT1 ?IS IS A FIELD 9 :I* NO ONE CAN EV] BECOME AN EXP]T4 ,! RESULTS ( !SE 9VE/IGATIONS -- & ?IS IS ! ONLY GOOD NEWS 9 ! PRES5T COMMUNICATION -- WILL NOT BE PRES5T$ 9 C9EMATIC =M4 

,BUT ALL IDEAS >E 9EVITABLY VA9 :5 GREATNESS CAN NO LONG] BE F\ND 9 EA* DAY'S EXI/5CE -- ! COMPLETE WORKS ( ! K5NEL-BR$ ?9K]S M>KET$ AT ?IS /AGE ( COMMODITY DECOMPOSITION CANNOT DISGUISE ! TA/E ( ! FODD] !Y'VE BE5 RAIS$ ON4 ,?IS IS :Y ,I SP5T ?OSE YE>S LIV+ 9 A C\NTRY :]E ,I WAS LITTLE KN[N4 ,! SPATIAL >RANGEM5T ( ONE ( ! BE/ CITIES ?AT EV] WAS1 & ! COMPANY ( C]TA9 P]SONS1 & :AT WE DID ) \R TIME -- ALL ?IS =M$ A SC5E MU* LIKE ! HAPPIE/ REVELS ( MY Y\?4 

,NO:]E DID ,I SEEK A PEACEABLE SOCIETY -- :I* IS =TUNATE1 BECAUSE ,I NEV] F\ND ONE4 ,I AM WIDELY SL&]$ 9 ,ITALY1 :]E ,I AM RUMOR$ TO BE A T]RORI/4 ,BUT ,I AM QUITE 9DIFF]5T TO ! MO/ DIV]SE ACCUSATIONS BECAUSE IT HAS BE5 MY LOT TO PROVOKE !M :]EV] ,I HAVE ROAM$1 & BECAUSE ,I KN[ :Y4 ,! ONLY ?+ ( IMPORTANCE TO ME IS :AT CAPTIVAT$ ME 9 ?AT C\NTRY & :AT C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 F\ND ELSE:]E4 

,I SEE H] AGA91 %E :O WAS LIKE A /RANG] 9 H] [N T[N4 70,EA* ( US IS A CITIZ5 ( ! ONE TRUE CITY2 BUT 9 Y\R MEAN+1 ,I AM ONE :O PASS$ MY E>?LY EXILE 9 ,ITALY407 ,I SEE AGA9 0! BANKS ( ! ,>NO1 FULL ( F>EWELLS40 

,& ,I TOO1 LIKE SO MANY O!RS1 HAVE BE5 BANI%$ FROM ,FLOR5CE4 

,9 ANY CASE1 ONE TRAV]SES AN ]A LIKE ONE PASSES ! ,DOGANA PROMONTORY -- ?AT IS TO SAY1 RA!R QUICKLY4 

,AT FIR/1 AS IT'S APPROA*+1 Y\ DON'T NOTICE IT4 ,!N Y\ DISCOV] IT AS Y\ COME ABREA/ ( IT1 & Y\ CANNOT FAIL TO RECOGNIZE ?AT IT WAS DESIGN$ TO BE SE5 9 ?IS P>TICUL> WAY & NO O!R4 ,BUT ALREADY WE >E PASS+ ! CAPE1 & LEAV+ IT BEH9D US1 & HEAD+ 9TO UNKN[N WAT]S4 

0,:5 WE W]E Y\NG WE TO A MA/] W5T1 & TOOK GREAT PRIDE 9 LE>N$ >GUM5T4 ,BUT :AT DID ALL ?IS LEAD TO 9 ! 5D8 ,WE CAME =? LIKE WAT] & >E GONE LIKE ! W9D40 

,9 A SPACE ( TW5TY YE>S Y\ CAN REALLY LIVE 9 ONLY A SMALL NUMB] ( HOMES4 ,!SE ( M9E HAVE ALL BE5 POOR1 BUT !Y HAVE ALWAYS BE5 WELL SITUAT$4 ,?OSE W]E ADMITT$ :O DES]V$ TO BE2 ! RE/ W]E TURN$ AWAY AT ! DOOR4 ,FRE$OM !N HAD FEW O!R SU* HAV5S4 

0,:]E >E ?OSE M]RY COMPANIONS ( TIMES GONE BY80 ,!SE >E DEAD2 ANO!R LIV$ EV5 MORE QUICKLY1 UNTIL ! IRON GATES ( 9SANITY SNAPP$ %UT4 

,! S5SATION ( ! PASS+ ( TIME HAS ALWAYS BE5 VIVID = ME1 & ,I HAVE BE5 ATTRACT$ BY IT JU/ AS O!RS >E ALLUR$ BY DIZZY+ HEI<TS OR BY WAT]4 ,9 ?IS S5SE ,I HAVE LOV$ MY ]A1 :I* HAS SE5 ! 5D ( ALL EXI/+ SECURITY & ! DISSOLUTION ( EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS SOCIALLY ORDA9$4 ,!SE >E PLEASURES ?AT ! PRACTICE ( ! GREATE/ >T W\LD NOT HAVE GIV5 ME4 

,AS = :AT WE HAVE DONE1 H[ C\LD ! PRES5T \TCOME BE ASSESS$8 ,! L&SCAPE WE >E N[ TRAV]S+ HAS BE5 DEVA/AT$ BY A W> ?IS SOCIETY IS WAG+ AGA9/ ITSELF1 AGA9/ ITS [N POT5TIALITIES4 ,! UGLIFICATION ( EV]Y?+ WAS PROBABLY AN 9EVITABLE PRICE ( ! CONFLICT4 ,IF WE HAVE BEGUN TO W91 IT IS BECAUSE ! 5EMY HAS PU%$ ITS MI/AKES SO F>4 

,! MO/ FUNDAM5TAL ISSUE 9 ?IS W>1 = :I* SO MANY FALLACI\S EXPLANATIONS HAVE BE5 GIV51 IS ?AT IT IS NO LONG] A /RUGGLE BETWE5 CONS]VATISM & *ANGE2 IT IS A /RUGGLE OV] :I* K9D ( *ANGE IT WILL BE4 ,WE1 MORE ?AN ANYONE ELSE1 W]E ! PEOPLE ( *ANGE 9 A *ANG+ TIME4 ,! [N]S ( SOCIETY1 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 !IR POSITION1 W]E OBLIG$ TO /RIVE = A *ANGE ?AT WAS ! OPPOSITE ( \RS4 ,WE WANT$ TO REBUILD EV]Y?+ & SO DID !Y1 BUT 9 DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ DIRECTIONS4 ,:AT !Y HAVE DONE IS A SUFFICI5T NEGATIVE DEMON/RATION ( ! NATURE ( \R [N PROJECT4 ,!IR IMM5SE WORKS HAVE L$ !M TO NO?+ BUT ?IS CORRUPTION4 ,!IR HATR$ ( ! DIALECTIC HAS BR\<T !M TO ?IS CESSPIT4 

,WE HAD TO DE/ROY 7& WE HAD GOOD WEAPONS = DO+ ?IS7 ANY ILLUSION ( DIALOGUE BETWE5 !SE ANTAGONI/IC P]SPECTIVES4 ,!N ! FACTS W\LD SPEAK = !MSELVES4 ,!Y HAVE4 

,IT HAS BECOME UNGOV]NABLE1 ?IS WA/EL& :]E NEW SUFF]+S >E DISGUIS$ ) ! NAME ( =M] PLEASURES & :]E PEOPLE >E SO AFRAID4 ,!Y TURN 9 ! NI<T1 CONSUM$ BY FIRE4 ,!Y WAKE UP 9 AL>M & GROP+LY SE>* = LIFE4 ,& WORD IS GETT+ >\ND ?AT ?OSE :O HAVE BE5 EXPROPRIAT+ ?AT LIFE HAVE 5D$ UP LOS+ IT !MSELVES4 

,?IS CIVILIZATION IS ON FIRE2 ! :OLE ?+ IS CAPSIZ+ & S9K+4 ,:AT SPL5DID TORP$O+6 

,& :AT HAS BECOME ( ME AMID ?IS APPALL+ COLLAPSE -- ?IS %IPWRECK :I* ,I BELIEVE WAS NECESS>Y1 & :I* IT C\LD EV5 BE SAID ?AT ,I HAVE WORK$ =1 S9CE IT IS C]TA9LY TRUE ?AT ,I HAVE AVOID$ WORK+ AT ANY?+ ELSE8 

,C\LD ,I APPLY :AT A POET ( ! ,T'ANG P]IOD WROTE -- 0,ON ,P>T+ FROM A ,TRAVEL+ ,COMPANION0 -- TO ?IS PO9T 9 MY [N HI/ORY8 

0,DISM\NT+ FROM MY HORSE1 ,I (F]$ HIM ! W9E ( F>EWELL & ASK$ HIM ! GOAL ( HIS J\RNEY4 ,HE REPLI$3 ',I HAVE NOT SUCCE$$ 9 WORLDLY AFFAIRS1 SO ,I AM RETURN+ TO ! S\!RN M\NTA9S TO SEEK REPOSE4' 0 

,BUT NO1 ,I CAN SEE QUITE CLE>LY ?AT = ME !RE WILL BE NO REPOSE2 FIR/ ( ALL BECAUSE NOBODY DOES ME ! HONOR ( ?9K+ ?AT ,I HAVE NOT SUCCE$$ 9 WORLDLY AFFAIRS4 ,BUT =TUNATELY NO ONE C\LD SAY ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 SUCCESSFUL 9 SU* AFFAIRS1 EI!R4 ,IT ?US HAS TO BE ADMITT$ ?AT !RE HAS BE5 NEI!R SUCCESS NOR FAILURE = ,GUY ,DEBORD & HIS EXTRAVAGANT PRET5SIONS4 

,IT WAS ALREADY ! DAWN ( ?IS EXHAU/+ DAY ?AT WE >E N[ SEE+ DRAW TO A CLOSE :5 ! Y\NG ,M>X WROTE TO ,RUGE3 0,Y\ CAN H>DLY CLAIM ?AT ,I ?9K TOO HI<LY ( ! PRES5T TIME4 ,IF ,I NEV]!LESS DO NOT DESPAIR ( IT1 IT IS BECAUSE ITS [N DESP]ATE SITUATION FILLS ME ) HOPE40 

,PREP>+ AN ]A = A VOYAGE ?R\< ! COLD WAT]S ( HI/ORY HAS 9 NO WAY DAMP5$ !SE PASSIONS ( :I* ,I HAVE PRES5T$ SU* F9E & SAD EXAMPLES4 

,AS !SE F9AL REFLECTIONS ON VIOL5CE CONT9UE TO DEMON/RATE1 = ME !RE WILL BE NO TURN+ BACK & NO RECONCILIATION4 

,NO WIS+ UP & NO SETTL+ D[N4 

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