,LITANIES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALFR$O ,M>IA ,BONANNO 

,TEXT 3 

,ALL RELIGIONS HAVE LI/S ( WORDS1 (T5 B>ELY COMPREH5SIBLE1 ?AT >E REPEAT$ AD NAUSEAM BY ! FAI?FUL 9 ORD] TO BESEE* DELIV]ANCE FROM !IR GOD4 ,!SE LI/S >E DRAWN UP & P]FECT$ BY PR(ESSIONALS :O /UDY ! BE/ WAY TO BLUNT ! BRA9S ( !IR FLOCK4 

,! AIMS ( SU* REPETITIONS V>Y & ( C\RSE HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) ! GOD TO :OM !Y >E ADDRESS$1 :O1 NOT EXI/+ 9 ANY KN[N %APE OR =M1 DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN AB\T SO MU* WA/$ BREA?4 ,! FIR/ AIM IS TO LET ! DEVOTEES' M9DS LOOS5 !IR P]CEPTION ( !IR SURR\ND+S1 GIV+ !M ! B5EFIT ( A K9D ( *EAP EC/ASY ?AT RELAXES ! N]VES & HELPS !M TO 5DURE OPPRESSION1 9 :ATEV] =M4 ,! SECOND IS TO /IMULATE A COLLECTIVE FEEL+ :5 MORE ?AN ONE P]SON IS PRES5T1 AS !SE LITANIES >E H>DLY EV] RECIT$ BY ONE DEVOTEE ALONE1 ?\< ?IS %\LD NOT BE EXCLUD$ 9 ABSOLUTE4 ,! ?IRD AIM IS TO E/ABLI% CONTACT ) ! DIV9E BUT GIV5 ?AT1 AS PREVI\SLY M5TION$1 ?IS DOESN'T EXI/1 ! CONTACT IS R$UC$ TO ! ACT ( REPEAT+ ! SAME WORDS OBSESSIVELY OV] & OV]4 

,ALL ?IS1 ALONG ) O!R AIMS ?AT ,I CANNOT RECALL RI<T N[1 BUT :I* C\LD BE GONE 9TO BY ! B5EVOL5T READ]1 IS TO LET ! S\ND ( ! WORDS PREVAIL OV] !IR ACTUAL MEAN+4 ,AFT] ALL1 IT IS ! 9TONATION ( ! LITANY ?AT ONE HE>S1 NOT ! CONCEPT RELAY$1 :I* OBVI\SLY ONLY EXI/S AS AN 9T5SIFICATION ( ! ABSURD4 ,LIKE ANY O!R MUSIC ?AT IS 9T5D$ TO LULL PEOPLE TO SLEEP1 IT MU/ BE REPETITIVE1 MONOTON\S1 PR$ICTABLE & COM=T+ TO ALL[ ?\<TS & P]CEPTIONS ( ?+S TO FLY L[ UNTIL !Y FADE AWAY & F9ALLY DISAPPE>4 ,/RANGE AS IT MI<T SEEM1 ! UNIFICATION & REPETITIVE MODULATION ( ! LITANY PRODUCES DUMB+ D[N EFFECTS F> MORE EASILY ?AN ONE MI<T IMAG9E4 ,! PRACTITION]S ( ANY RELIGION1 I4E4 ! (FIC]S ( ! GOD BE+ PRAY$ TO1 KN[ ?IS V]Y WELL & TAKE ADVANTAGE ( IT ONE WAY OR O!R1 TO PREP>E ! ATT5TION 7SO TO SPEAK7 ( ! BELIEV]S = ! DISC\RSE ?AT !Y WANT TO *ANNEL !IR WAY4 ,:E!R PREA*+ OR A S]MON1 A SUMMONS TO FAI? OR FI]CE ?REATS1 IT MAKES NO DIFF]5CE1 ! LI/5]'S E>S MU/ BE CAPTUR$ & ! BRA9 DAZ$ BE=E ! NEW WORDS APPE>1 (T5 VIOL5TLY 9 CONTRA/ TO ! PREVI\S *ANT+4 

,BUT :Y >E Y\ TALK+ AB\T LITANIES 9 AN AN>*I/ J\RNAL1 ONE MI<T ASK4 

,I'LL EXPLA9 RI<T AWAY4 

,AN>*I/ COMRADES DO NOT RECITE LITANIES TOGE!R1 AT LEA/ NOT YET1 BUT SOME ( !M DRAW UP LI/S1 :I* >E DEV\TLY S\<T1 READ1 SOLICIT$1 ID5TIFI$1 DISCUSS$2 !Y >E APPLAUD$ & US$ AS TOOLS TO PROMOTE ! AN>*I/S' SELF-SATISFACTION4 ,SO1 NOT LITANIES BUT LI/S4 

,BUT LI/S ( :AT8 

,LI/S ( ATTACKS ?AT HAVE ALREADY BE5 C>RI$ \T OR C\LD BE C>RI$ \T 9 ! FUTURE4 ,& ?IS IS JU/ ! BE/ CASE SC5>IO4 

,EV5 ! WRIT] ( !SE L9ES1 PRESUMPTU\S AS A SC[L+ ,C]B]US ) ?REE HEADS1 COMMITT$ ?IS S9 FROM ! MID-SEV5TIES ONW>DS BY DRAW+ UP ! ,PROLET>IAN ,*RONICLE1 A LI/ ( ALL ! ATTACKS ON MANIFE/ATIONS ( P[] 9 ! BIMON?LY J\RNAL ,AN>*ISMO4 ,ALONG ) ! TWO COMRADES ) :OM ,I BEGAN ! UND]TAK+ 7NOTE TO ! READ] & ALSO = MY W\ND$ HE>T3 9 ACTUAL FACT MY COMRADES W]E NOT TWO BUT ONLY ONE1 ,TITO ,PULS9ELLI1 AS ! O!R1 ,VITO ,MESSANA1 WAS A MAN ( ! SECRET S]VICES UND] ! NAME ( AG5T 0,META01 AS WE DISCOV]$ =TY YE>S LAT]71 WE ?\<T ?AT ?IS LI/ C\LD BE HELPFUL TO SPREAD BO? ! ACTION & ! MODEL EMPLOY$ 9 ! OP]ATION1 ETC4 ,?IS MI<T HAVE MADE S5SE AT A TIME :5 !RE W]E SO MANY COMRADES DISPOS$ TO ACT1 SO MANY ?+S BE+ DONE1 SU* GREAT CONFUSION & LACK ( CL>ITY4 ,:I* IS NOT AN EXCUSE1 ,I JU/ WANT TO SAY ?AT ,I W\LDN'T DO ! SAME TODAY4 

,EXPLA9+ :Y IS NOT EASY BUT ?AT IS :AT ,I AM TRY+ TO DO4 

,AT ! PRES5T TIME1 A LI/ ( ATTACKS BE+ C>RI$ \T CAN ONLY APP>5TLY BE AN IMPULSE TO ACT4 ,YES1 IT CAN FILL ! VACUUM LEFT BY \R DEMOLI%$ & AFFLICT$ CONSCI5CE4 ,WELL1 SOMEONE MI<T SAY 7ACTUALLY1 MANY1 AS ,I CAN SEE :5 ,I AM MOV+ >\ND71 AT ! 5D ( ! E>?1 IT DOESN'T MATT] :]E1 SOMEONE IS ACT+ AGA9/ P[] BY ATTACK+ IT 9 ITS 9T]E/S1 ITS /RUCTURES1 ITS TE*NOLOGICAL COMPON5TS & EV]Y?+ ELSE4 ,MY TURN WILL COME1 ( C\RSE IT WILL1 ! LITTLE COMRADE SAYS1 HOL$ UP 9 !IR ET]NAL D\BTS AS P]PETUAL PREP>] ( ! NEXT ACTION 9 ! NE> FUTURE1 ALWAYS /ILL 9 ! MAK+4 ,= ! MOM5T IT IS 5\< = ME TO KN[ :AT IS BE+ DONE1 EV]Y:]E1 EV5 AT ! 5D ( ! E>?1 IT DOESN'T MATT]4 ,I DON'T C>E AB\T DIFF]5CES ( BACKGR\ND1 AB\T ! FACT ?AT ! CONDITIONS >E RADICALLY DIFF]5T FROM ONE PLACE TO ANO!R1 IT'S 5\< = US TO GO =W>D HEADS D[N4 ,IT'S 5\< TO SIMPLY READ ?IS LONG LI/1 IT *E]S ME UP & MAKES ME FEEL PR\D TO BE AN AN>*I/4 

,! SAME K9D ( BITT] REFLECTION C\LD BE MADE CONC]N+ ANO!R K9D ( LI/1 ONE SPECIFY+ ALL ! ACTIONS ( ATTACK POSSIBLE3 BURN+ A POLICE /ATION1 SAW+ D[N A HI< VOLTAGE PYLON1 PULL+ A POLICEMAN'S BE>D & SO ON4 

,:Y DID ,I WRITE 09 ! BE/ ( CASES08 ,BECAUSE SOMETIMES AMONG ! ACTIONS ( ATTACK !SE LI/S ALSO 9CLUDE SAD MANIFE/ATIONS ( DISS5T CALL$ PRESIDI .<SIT-9S.>1 A HORRID WORD ( MILIT>Y ORIG9 ?AT AN>*I/S1 ALONG ) MANY ( ?OSE :O BORR[ O!R PEOPLE'S WORDS1 USE )\T NOTIC+4 ,LET'S SAY1 A FULL-BL[N PRESIDIO ) A GIANT %EET C>RY+ ! WORDS 0LET'S DE/ROY PRISONS40 ,I HAVE DISCUSS$ ! MEAN+ ( SU* 9ITIATIVES ELSE:]E1 H]E ,I JU/ WANT TO REPEAT ?AT PRISON IS A TOTAL 9/ITUTION1 :I* 9 ORD] TO EXI/ REQUIRES /RUCTURAL & ECONOMIC CONNECTIONS SPREAD ?R\<\T ! T]RITORY4 ,>E WE SURE ?AT WE KN[ !SE CONNECTIONS1 DO WE KN[ :O ! CONTRACT$ SUPPLI]S >E1 :I* P[] PLANTS PROVIDE ! 5]GY1 :]E ! WAT] TANKS >E LOCAT$ & EV]Y?+ ELSE8 ,OR >E WE ONLY ABLE TO WRITE 0LET'S DE/ROY PRISONS01 :I* W\LD BE ! SAME AS SAY+ 0LET'S DE/ROY SOCIETY01 S9CE SOCIETY AS IT IS TODAY CANNOT EXI/ )\T PRISONS8 ,DO WE REALLY ?9K ?AT WE CAN SUGGE/ ! SLOGAN 0LET'S DE/ROY SOCIETY0 TO ! POOR UN=TUNATES :O F9D !MSELVES BEH9D B>S1 AS ?AT IS :AT WE >E SAY+ TO !M8 ,UND] SU* CONDITIONS W\LDN'T IT BE BETT] JU/ TO /AY AT HOME & READ \R MANUALS = BECOM+ ! P]FECT AN>*I/8 ,SOME?+ SIMIL>1 IF NOT ! SAME1 C\LD BE SAID AB\T O!R EV5TS4 

,P]HAPS IT W\LD HAVE BE5 BETT] TO HAVE DRAWN UP ANO!R K9D ( LI/1 ONE CONTA9+ ! TOOLS REQUIR$ = A PLANN$ ACTION1 9 PL5TY ( DETAIL SO AS TO AVOID UNPLEASANT SURPRISES OR SUDD5 BLOCKS BECAUSE ! LI<T] TO LI<T ! FUZE IS MISS+8 ,9CLUD+ ! MAPS REQUIR$ 9 ORD] TO REA* ! OBJECTIVE1 ! DI/ANCE FROM ! NE>E/ PO9TS ( REPRESSION1 TIM+1 POSSIBLE ESCAPE R\TES1 ! NUMB] ( P>TICIPANTS REQUIR$1 A ?OR\< DISCUSSION ON ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ! ACTION1 A DECISION AB\T :O %\LD TAKE ! LEAD & GIVE ! APPROPRIATE ORD]S 9 ! EV5T ( ?+S NOT GO+ AS PLANN$ 7YES1 ,I'M TALK+ AB\T 0COMM&0 & 0ORD]S0 & ,I CONFIRM ?AT ,I AM AN AN>*I/ & ,I REPEAT ?AT ,I HATE W9DBAGS71 & EV]Y?+ ELSE4 

,?IS W\LD BE A GOOD LI/ TO DRAW UP & ONE ?AT ,I W\LD READ ) 9T]E/1 BUT ,I'D NEV] PUBLI% ONE LIKE ?IS 9 ANY ( \R PAP]S1 J\RNALS & SO ON1 BECAUSE IT ONLY CONC]NS ! COMRADES :O HAVE DECID$--AFT] F9D+ & *OOS+ !MSELVES ON ! BASIS ( RECIPROCAL AFF9ITIES--TO C>RY \T A PRECISE ACTION ( ATTACK4 

,IF WE WANT TO DIRTY \R PAGES ) TE*NICAL TOPICS1 WELL1 LET'S DO IT BY GO+ 9TO DETAIL AB\T SOME ACTION :I*1 DUE TO ITS COMPLEXITY1 WE CONSID] DES]VES TO BE GONE 9TO 9 DEP?1 & PUBLI% ! EXP]I5CE ( COMRADES :O HAVE LIV$ 7ATT5TION TO ?IS WORD7 SU* AN ACTION1 NOT JU/ HE>D AB\T IT BY READ+ LI/S4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 ,ITALY1 BETWE5 ! 5D ( #aigg & #aihi #ab HI< VOLTAGE PYLONS W]E CUT D[N4 ,A FEW ( !SE ACTIONS 5D$ UP 9 !SE BLESS$ LI/S4 ,BUT DO Y\ REALLY ?9K ?AT WAS :AT TRIGG]$ ! PROLIF]ATION ( SU* ACTIONS1 :I* ,I NOT ONLY AGREE ) BUT BELIEVE >E GOOD = ONE'S HEAL?1 BE+ A QUE/ION ( NI<T WALKS 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE8 ,AT ! TIME ! ABOVE-M5TION$ J\RNAL PUBLI%$ AN >TICLE 9 :I* ONE ME?OD 7AMONG ! MANY7 WAS EXAM9$1 EXPLA9+ H[ Y\ CAN CUT D[N A PYLON )\T MAK+ ANY NOISE & )\T ANY SPECIALI/ TE*NICAL EQUIPM5T1 *E]FULLY SAW+ AWAY4 ,I WAS TRI$ & S5T5C$ = ?AT >TICLE1 BUT ?AT'S NOT ! PO9T4 ,I BELIEVE1 GIV5 SOME ( ! REPORTS 9 ! LOCAL NEWSPAP]S AT ! TIME1 ?AT ?IS EF=T ( ! P5 HAD NOT BE5 9 VA94 ,BUT1 ( C\RSE1 IT WASN'T A SUDD5 9SPIRATION RESULT+ FROM A LI/4 

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