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,AN E>LI] V]SION ( ?IS N>RATIVE APPE>$ 9 ! FIR/ ISSUE ( ,ROLL+ ,?UND]3 ,AN ,AN>*I/ ,J\RNAL ( ,DANG]\S ,LIV+4 ,IT HAS BECOME MORE POIGNANT ) ! PASS+ ( TIME3 :AT IF AN>*I/S & O!RS HAD SOMEH[ SUCCE$$ 9 MAK+ ! 9VASION & OCCUPATION ( ,IRAQ IMPOSSIBLE8 ,P]HAPS ! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE W\LD NOT HAVE COME TO P[]1 & ! ,SYRIAN UPRIS+ C\LD HAVE TURN$ \T DIFF]5TLY4 ,:AT IF AN>*I/S HAD BE5 MORE SUCCESSFUL 9 OPPOS+ ,OBAMA1 SO ,TRUMP C\LD NOT HAVE PRES5T$ HIMSELF AS ! ONLY ALT]NATIVE8 ,:AT HORRORS LOOM AHEAD 9 ?IS NEXT ADM9I/RATION--& :AT W\LD IT TAKE TO =E/ALL !M8 

,JANU>Y #b1 #b#e1 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C4 ,! SECOND 9AUGURATION ( ,GEORGE ,W4 ,BU%4 

,! RIOT POLICE W]E ALREADY P\R+ \T ( !IR VEHICLES & SUIT+ UP :5 WE >RIV$ AT ! RECONV]G5CE PO9T4 ,\R FIR/ M>* HAD HIT A WALL ( >MOR$ POLICE BE=E WE C\LD REA* ! *ECKPO9TS SURR\ND+ ! 9AUGURAL P>ADE R\TE1 & WE'D SP5T ! FOLL[+ H\R LO/ 9 ! MULTITUDES \TSIDE ?OSE *ECKPO9TS1 TRY+ TO FIGURE \T :]E \R FRI5DS W]E & H[ TO ATTA9 CRITICAL MASS AGA94 ,WE PASS$ ! RIOT POLICE & CROSS$ ! /REET 9TO ! ?RONG ASSEMBL+ AT ! PO9T WE HAD AGRE$ ! PREVI\S NI<T4 

,MANY PEOPLE W]E GA!R+ H]E1 BUT !RE WAS NO CLE> 9DICATION AS TO :AT TO DO NEXT4 ,AS F> AS ANY ( US KNEW1 N[ ?AT ! 9ITIAL M>* WAS OV]1 NO ONE HAD A BACKUP PLAN4 ,AT A DISCUSSION ! NI<T BE=E1 :5 ,I'D BROA*$ ! QUE/ION ( :AT WE W\LD DO IF ! M>* FAIL$ TO BREAK ?R\< ! *ECKPO9T1 ONE MANIAC HAD COLDLY RESPOND$1 0,:AT'S ) ALL ?IS TALK AB\T BACKUP PLANS & EXIT /RATEGIES8 ,PEOPLE >E FUCK+ DY+ 9 ,IRAQ40 

0,SO :AT >E Y\ SAY+1 ?AT WE %\LD JU/ GO UNTIL WE ALL GET >RE/$80 

0,WELL1 YEAH40 

,?+S HADN'T PLAY$ \T ?AT WAY 9 ! /REETS3 WE HADN'T GOTT5 ?R\<1 & WE HADN'T BE5 >RE/$4 ,N[ WE NE$$ TO COME UP ) A NEW /RATEGY--& QUICK1 BE=E ! MOTORCADE PASS$4 

,! PROSPECTS ( ?IS W]5'T LOOK+ GOOD4 ,PEOPLE W]E MILL+ >\ND 9DECISIVELY1 CONF]R+ 9 SMALL GR\PS2 !RE WAS A FEEL+ ( DEJECTION 9 ! AIR4 ,TO ONE SIDE1 SOME ACTIVI/S W]E BICK]+ AB\T ! DECISIONS MADE DUR+ ! E>LI] M>*4 ,O!RS--FROM ! LOOKS ( IT1 NOT ! MO/ EXP]I5C$ PROTE/]S PRES5T--HAD ACTUALLY SAT D[N 9 A CIRCLE TO HOLD A =MAL COLLECTIVE DISCUSSION1 :I* DIDN'T SEEM TO BE TURN+ UP ANY ANSW]S EI!R4 ,?IS1 :ILE RIOT POLICE W]E MASS+ ACROSS ! /REET6 ,P]HAPS !Y W\LDN'T >RE/ US ALL RI<T H]E1 BUT ! LONG] WE DALLI$1 ! MORE DIFFICULT IT W\LD BE TO GET PA/ !M4 

,I W5T FROM ONE CLU/] ( FRI5DS TO ! NEXT--9 EA* ONE1 IDEAS W]E BE+ TOSS$ >\ND1 BUT NONE SEEM$ TO BE /ICK+4 ,9 MY PESSIMI/IC FRAME ( M9D1 IT /RUCK ME AS A MICROCOSM ( PROTE/ POLITICS 9 G5]AL3 EV]Y CLIQUE HAS A PET PLAN !Y'D LIKE TO SEE PUT 9TO ACTION1 BUT NONE IS WILL+ TO DO MORE ?AN TALK AB\T H[ GREAT !IR PLAN IS4 

,!RE WAS NO S5SE 9 JO9+ ! M>KETPLACE ( IDEAS4 ,I RETURN$ TO ! FRI5D ,I TRU/$ MO/1 ! ONE ) :OM ,I'D %>$ SO MANY EXP]I5CES AT O!R DEMON/RATIONS4 0,LI/51 NO?+'S GO+ TO HAPP5 UNLESS SOMEBODY DECIDES SOME?+ & GOES = IT4 ,I TRU/ Y\ TO MAKE ! CALL = BO? ( US4 ,JU/ PICK A PLAN1 & C\NT ME 940 

,ONE ( HIS FRI5DS HAD AN IDEA--APP>5TLY1 %E'D SE5 A FLATB$ TRUCK P>K$ NE> ! *ECKPO9TS LOAD$ ) WOOD5 PALLETS WE MI<T BE ABLE TO SEIZE1 ) :I* TO TRY TO BREAK ?R\< ! POLICE L9ES4 ,?IS SEEM$ H>D TO BELIEVE1 BUT /RANG] ?+S HAVE HAPP5$4 

,SO WE HAD AN IDEA4 ,BUT H[ W]E WE GO+ TO SET IT 9 MOTION8 ,MY FRI5DS W5T >\ND TO A FEW O!R KNOTS ( PEOPLE1 MAK+ ! PROPOSAL4 ,EV]Y?+ JU/ SEEM$ TO TURN TO MU%3 0,YEAH1 WE C\LD DO ?AT444 OR MAYBE WE C\LD4440 

,REGR\P+ QUICKLY1 WE DECID$--9SANELY1 IMPETU\SLY--?AT WE W\LD JU/ GO1 ! T5 ( US1 & TRY IT1 S9CE WE HAD TO DO SOME?+4 ,T5 WAS A QUIXOTIC NUMB] ) :I* TO /ORM FLATB$ TRUCKS & *>GE POLICE *ECKPO9TS1 BUT AT ?IS PO9T IT SEEM$ LIKE A QUIXOTIC ATTEMPT C\LD ONLY BE AN IMPROVEM5T ON :AT W\LD HAPP5 O!RWISE4 

,WE /EPP$ \T ONTO ! /REET OPPOSITE ! N[ ?OR\<LY PREP>$ RIOT POLICE & SET (F 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! TRUCKS4 ,TO \R SURPRISE1 A DOZ5 MORE PEOPLE TRAIL$ AFT] US--CURI\S :AT WAS HAPP5+1 P]HAPS1 OR JU/ RESPOND+ 9/9CTIVELY TO MOVEM5T4 

,ANO!R ( MY FRI5DS SEIZ$ ! *ANCE4 0,COME ON6 ,?IS WAY6 ,JO9 US60 HE %\T$1 WAV+ HIS >MS4 ,I PUT MY RIOT :I/LE BETWE5 MY TEE? & BLEW A S]IES ( BLA/S 9 A M>*+ RHY?M4 

,9 A MATT] ( SECONDS1 ! :OLE CR[D P\R$ (F ! CORN] & 9TO ! /REET BEH9D US4 

,N[ SOME?+ WAS HAPP5+1 & ! 9ITIATIVE WAS \RS4 ,BEH9D1 ! RIOT POLICE REORI5T$ !MSELVES1 AS IF SUBM]G$ 9 MOLASSES1 & PREP>$ TO FOLL[4 ,WE W]E ALREADY WELL D[N ! /REET1 MOV+ SWIFTLY1 ONCE AGA9 APPRECIATIVE ( EA* O!R'S PRES5CE & SURE ( \R COLLECTIVE /R5G?4 

,IT /RUCK ME ?AT !RE WAS A LESSON ( SORTS 9 :AT HAD JU/ TRANSPIR$1 BUT BE=E ,I C\LD EXPLORE ?IS ?\<T FUR!R1 WE W]E SW>M+ OV] ! TRUCKS1 UNLOAD+ ! PALLETS4 

,C\LD WE REALLY DO ?IS8 ,9 ! FULL LI<T ( DAY1 H]E WE W]E1 COMM&E]+ A FULL TRUCKLOAD ( DEF5SIVE MAT]IALS 9 ! MO/ OCCUPI$ ZONE ( ! CAPITAL CITY ( ! MO/ P[]FUL NATION ON E>?4 ,:Y HADN'T WE DONE ?IS DUR+ ! L>G] M>* E>LI] 9 ! DAY8 ,IF WE HAD BE5 EQUIPP$ !N1 WE C]TA9LY C\LD HAVE GOTT5 TO ! *ECKPO9TS1 & HI/ORY MI<T HAVE PLAY$ \T DIFF]5TLY4 ,WE HAD PASS$ CON/RUCTION SITES1 G>BAGE HEAPS1 & PL5TY ( O!R OPPORTUNITIES TO GA!R :AT WE NE$$4 ,DID WE REALLY WANT A REVOLUTION1 OR JU/ A PROTE/ M>*8 

,IT REMA9$ TO BE SE5 IF WE W\LD BE ABLE TO GET TO A *ECKPO9T ?IS TIME1 EI!R4 ,!RE W]E POLICE BEH9D US1 PRESUMABLY ON ! /REETS TO EI!R SIDE ( US1 & 9 MU* GREAT] NUMB]S AHEAD4 ,I KEPT CLOSE TO MY COMPANIONS4 ,WE W]E MOV+ SWIFTLY1 ALMO/ RUNN+4 

,NO SQUAD C>S OR BATON-WIELD+ (FIC]S BLOCK$ \R PA?4 ,P]HAPS AS WE HAD RE5T]$ ! >EA !Y HAD NOT AT FIR/ ID5TIFI$ US AS ! AN>*I/ M5ACE AGA9/ :I* !Y HAD MOBILIZ$ POLICE FROM ALL >\ND ! EA/]N HALF ( ! C\NTRY4 ,WE >RIV$ AT ! /REET RUNN+ P>ALLEL TO ! P>ADE R\TE1 A SCANT BLOCK FROM ! *ECKPO9TS4 ,WE C\LD SEE ONE ( ! *ECKPO9TS AHEAD ( US1 A F5CE ( T[]+ BLACK METAL GRATE ) L9ES ( HULK+ >MOR$ POLICE BEH9D IT4 

,N[ ! POLICE BEH9D US W]E CAT*+ UP1 & WE SI<T$ A L>G] =CE 9 >MOR$ VEHICLES APPROA*+ UP ! /REET ON \R LEFT4 ,IF WE W5T /RAI<T = ! *ECKPO9T AHEAD1 WE W\LD BE SURR\ND$4 ,9/9CTIVELY1 ! CR[D VE]$ TO ! RI<T1 9CREAS+ SPE$2 SOME ?REW D[N !IR PALLETS 9 ! 9T]SECTION AS A MAKE%IFT B>RICADE TO SL[ \R 5EMIES' PURSUIT4 

,A C\PLE BLOCKS MORE & WE >RIV$ AT ANO!R *ECKPO9T1 HAV+ SOMEH[ ELUD$ \R ESCORT4 ,H]E1 BE=E ! F5CE1 WE SUDD5LY PAUS$ AS ! GRAVITY ( :AT WE W]E DO+ HIT US4 ,A ?ICK CORDON ( POLICE WAIT$ AHEAD = US1 BEH9D ! METAL =TIFICATIONS4 ,!RE W]E ONLY A FEW DOZ5 ( US1 REALLY1 & WE W]E SC>CELY EQUIPP$ ) HOOD$ SWEAT%IRTS & B&ANNAS1 LET ALONE ! TOOLS IT W\LD TAKE TO GET ?IS F5CE D[N :ILE PROTECT+ \RSELVES FROM ! TROOPS BEH9D IT4 ,WE W]E A %ODDY BUN* 9 A TIME ?AT CALL$ = F> FI]C] =CES4 

,AT ?IS MOM5T1 :51 9 \R HESITATION1 IT SEEM$ LIKE WE ALL MI<T GO NO FUR!R1 ,I HE>D A FAMILI> VOICE BEH9D ME3 

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,IT WAS ! MANIAC FROM ! MEET+ ! NI<T BE=E4 ,HE WAS WE>+ A MOTORCYCLE HELMET1 %\T+ AT ! TOP ( HIS LUNGS ) A COOL C]TA9TY4 ,UNTIL N[1 HIS IMPETU\SNESS HAD BE5 A LIABILITY--BUT H]E1 HE WAS ! ONLY ONE ) 5\< MORALE TO IMAG9E WE W\LD ACTUALLY FOLL[ ?R\< ) :AT WE HAD COME TO DO4 

0,SEV56 ,SIX60 

,?IS WAS OBVI\SLY 9SANE BEHAVIOR4 ,A FEW UN>M$1 SK9NY LUNATICS C\LD NO MORE BREAK ?R\< ?IS =TIFICATION ?AN A BUNDLE ( FL[]S C\LD FLIP A TANK4 

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,\R >MS W]E L9K$ TI<TLY1 B9D+ US 9TO L9ES4 ,MY FRI5DS & ,I W]E 9 ! ?IRD L9E ( P]HAPS SEV54 ,OV] ! HEADS ( ! TALL] PEOPLE 9 FRONT ( ME1 ,I C\LD JU/ MAKE \T ! FRONT L9E ( POLICE1 READY+ 9DU/RIAL PEPP] SPRAY DISP5S]S4 

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,!RE WAS NO?+ ELSE = IT4 ,IF WE DIDN'T DO SOME?+ N[1 IT W\LD JU/ BE EMB>RASS+4 ,BY ! F9AL NUMB]S1 WE W]E ALL SCREAM+3 

0,?REE6 ,TWO6 ,ONE60 

,I EX*ANG$ A GLANCE ) MY BOSOM COMPANION1 AT MY SIDE TO ! RI<T4 ,9 AN 9/ANT1 IT CONVEY$1 0,?IS IS ABSURD4 ,BUT FUCK IT1 H]E WE GO40 

0,YES4 ,H]E WE GO10 HIS EYES RESPOND$4 

,AN 9/ANT LAT]1 WE W]E SURG+ T[>DS ! *ECKPO9T--& !N1 BE=E ?OSE ( US BEH9D ! FRONT L9E C\LD SEE ! OBJECT ( \R *>GE1 EV]Y?+ W5T BLACK & \R LUNGS SEIZ$ UP4 ,! CR[D HEAV$ =W>D & BROKE AGA9/ ! L9E ( POLICE (FIC]S %[]+ US ) PEPP] SPRAY1 !N FELL BACK *OK+ 9 DIS>RAY4 ,! F5CE %OOK1 RATTL$1 & WAS /ILL4 

,I /AGG]$ BACK AB\T FIFTY Y>DS ) ! FRI5DS ON EI!R SIDE ( ME1 ALL ( US BL9D & UNABLE TO BREA!4 ,!RE WE PAUS$ & HELP$ EA* O!R TO REGA9 USE ( \R EYES & ?ROATS4 ,A CYNICAL TELEVISION CAM]AMAN HURRI$ UP TO CAPTURE ?IS POIGNANT MOM5T2 ,I *AS$ HIM (F4 ,WE CLE>$ \T ( ! >EA BE=E ! POLICE C\LD SECURE IT4 ,MAYBE !Y W]E UND] ORD]S NOT TO >RE/ US 5 MASSE UNLESS WE DID SOME?+ REALLY DANG]\S4 

,I LAT] HE>D ?AT AFT] \R *>GE1 !Y %UT D[N ALL ! *ECKPO9TS >\ND ! P>ADE R\TE4 ,I'M NOT SURE :E!R TO BELIEVE IT WAS BECAUSE ( \R MEAG] EF=T4 ,I ALSO HE>D ?AT ! TRUCK WE UNLOAD$ WAS /OCK$ ) GRAPPL+ HOOKS1 TOO1 ) :I* WE C\LD MORE EASILY HAVE ASSAULT$ ! F5CE HAD WE TAK5 !M ALONG ) ! PALETTES4 ,GRAPPL+ HOOKS8 ,:AT W]E GRAPPL+ HOOKS DO+ !RE8 

,BUT AGA91 /RANG] ?+S HAVE HAPP5$4 

,:Y DIDN'T WE >RIVE PREP>$ = ! WORK WE CAME TO DO ?AT DAY8 ,WE C\LD HAVE GIV5 \R OPPON5TS A RUN = !IR PROV]BIAL MONEY1 HAD WE BE5 READY--WE SIMPLY W\LD HAVE NE$$ PROTECTIVE GE> & ! CONVICTION ?AT WE W]E REALLY GO+ TO GO = IT4 ,IT CAME \T 9 CONV]SATION AFT]W>DS ?AT A C\PLE ( ! FRI5DS :O HAD BE5 AT MY SIDE :5 WE *>G$ ! *ECKPO9T--SOME ( ! MO/ C\RAGE\S & CAPABLE AMONG !M1 9 FACT--ACTUALLY HAD GOGGLES & V9EG>-SOAK$ RAGS 9 !IR BACKPACKS4 ,SOMEH[ !Y HAD =GOTT5 TO PUT !SE ON :5 IT CAME TIME TO *>GE ! F5CE4 

,:Y DO WE SABOTAGE \RSELVES LIKE ?IS8 ,BY & L>GE1 \R [N HESITATIONS SEEM TO POSE A MU* GREAT] ?REAT TO \R EF=TS ?AN ! ASSEMBL$ MI<T ( ! POLICE /ATE4 ,IT'S AS IF1 EV5 :5 WE >E /AK+ \R LIVES & FRE$OM1 WE F9D IT H>D TO BELIEVE IT IS REALLY HAPP5+4 ,WE KN[ WELL 5\< 9 \R HEADS ?AT IF WE >E GO+ TO DO ANY?+ TO 9T]RUPT ALL ! 9JU/ICES 9 PROGRESS1 WE MU/ DO SO H]E & N[--BUT IT'S ANO!R ?+ 5TIRELY TO BEHAVE ) \R BODIES AS IF ?IS IS ! CASE4 ,:5 WE DON \R MASKS & RAISE \R BLACK FLAGS1 WE SEEM TO 5T] A T5TATIVE1 IMAG9>Y WORLD 9 :I* WE DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY = BELIEV+ ! ?+S WE'RE DO+ >E ACTUALLY POSSIBLE4 

,CLE>LY1 AS MY /ORY %[S1 IT IS POSSIBLE = A FEW MANIACS TO SEIZE DEF5SIVE MAT]IALS1 *>GE POLICE L9ES1 & *ANGE ! C\RSE ( HI/ORY A LITTLE BIT--ALL ?IS1 )\T EV5 GETT+ >RE/$4 ,IT ONLY REMA9S = US TO DO !SE ?+S ) ! S5SE ?AT ! /AKES ( ! /RUGGLE >E \R LIVES1 ?AT WE CAN ACTUALLY W9--TO TAKE ! GOGGLES \T ( \R BAGS & PUT !M ON BE=E ! PEPP] SPRAY COMES \T1 LIT]ALLY & FIGURATIVELY4 ,PEOPLE HAVE DONE ?IS BE=E--9 ,QUEBEC ,CITY1 9 ,G5OA1 EV5 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C4 ,IT'S NOT TOO MU* TO ASK ( \RSELVES4 

,NEXT TIME1 WE'LL %[ UP ) BO? BACKUP PLANS & MOTORCYCLE HELMETS1 READY TO LEAVE ! WORLD WE'RE FAMILI> ) BEH9D ONCE & = ALL4 ,WE WON'T HESITATE OR FALT]4 ,WE'LL KN[ JU/ H[ LUCKY WE >E TO GET A *ANCE TO LIVE & ACT \TSIDE ! CAGES PREP>$ = US1 & WE WON'T C\NT ON GETT+ ANO!R ONE4 

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