Book 2: 18) 11/14/00 12:21:45 PM

The other day--yesterday in fact—
i went across the street to get a pack of cigarettes
wearing an entirely fresh-looking, fashionable black hat 
and carefully-fitted modish boots, white gloves, 
and a soft, thin, white handkerchief.

I don't know very much about these things, but it just *looked* funny.
Stone-throwers being fired at by rubber coated steal bullets.
Like so many things here, fear and loathing are never very far away.

The army confirmed the use of sharpshooters.
and is the only national provider of such services.
troops are being shifted to the front bunkers 
in the darkness of night through the use of helicopters.
a gentleman is never seen in the morning.

While on this subject, let us stop to discuss for a moment the nice matter of their size and shape.
Please sit down because the secret I’m about to reveal to 
you will make you light headed –
You must determine for yourselves, 
but I must enter my protest against the total extinction of young men
extremes are always vulgar

These young men, who barely make a sound.
They are completely draped with barbed wire
wearing with it no useless ornament,
Here, again, the same general rules of good taste apply
good points will thus be lessened, or wholly concealed, 
and defects brought out. 
You will search for meaningful clusters. You will delineate.
It could be fascinating: notes, stories, images, reflection, editorial, comments, facts, etc.
I am still working thru the implications
 
 


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