,*APT] #bb #aihcaihc ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN ,TEXT 3 ,! IDYLL IS GONE N[4 ,NO?+ IS LEFT BUT ! DIRTY REALITIES4 ,LEVIA?AN IS ALL !RE IS4 ,!SE V]Y WORDS1 WRITT5 WORDS1 >E 9V5TIONS ( ! ,LUGAL'S SCRIBES4 ,!Y CANNOT CONVEY DREAM TIME4 ,EV]Y MEAN+ HAS BE5 9V]T$4 0,C5TRAL ,AFRICA10 0,AU/RALIA10 0,AM]ICA0 >E NOT ! NAMES ( PLACES :]E FREE HUMAN BE+S EV] LIV$4 ,!Y >E NAMES ( UNPREC$5T$ HOLOCAU/S1 ( GIGANTIC COLONIES1 ( MON/R\S ,LEVIA?ANIC TROPHIES4 ,!Y >E ,LEVIA?AN'S 0EMPTY CONT95TS40 ,FROM ! VANTAGE PO9T ( ,DEA?1 ALL ,LIFE IS AN AB]RATION4 ,! LANGUAGES ( ! TWO PROTAGONI/S >E MUTUALLY UN9TELLIGIBLE4 ,! V]Y VOCABUL>IES >E UNTRANSLATABLE4 ,LEVIA?AN'S WORLD IS A ,WILD]NESS TO FREE LIV+ BE+S4 ,! FRE$OM ( LIV+ BE+S IS A ,WILD]NESS TO ,LEVIA?AN4 ,FREE HUMAN BE+S W]E ABLE TO 5COMPASS ,LEVIA?AN 9 !IR HORIZON & /ILL REMA9 FREE4 ,! ,LEVIA?ANIZ$ CANNOT 5COMPASS FREE BE+S 9 !IR HORIZON & /ILL REMA9 ,LEVIA?ANIZ$4 ,ONCE !Y GRASP FRE$OM !Y BECOME ,R5EGADES4 ,& ! /IFF-NECK$ SPOKESM5 ( ,LEVIA?AN KN[ IT4 ,! QUE/IONS3 ,:O W\LD AB&ON ! AM5ITIES ( ,CIVILIZATION8 & ,:O W\LD GO BACK TO ! DIGG+ /ICK8 >E RHETORICAL QUE/IONS PRACTIC$ 9 FRONT ( A LOOK+ GLASS4 ,! ,R5EGADES FROM ,CIVILIZATION >E NOTORI\S4 ,!Y %$ MASKS4 ,!Y %$ :OLE >MORS4 ,!Y SEP>ATE FROM PREVI\SLY 9DISP5SABLE AM5ITIES & EXP]I5CE A %$D+ ( AN 9SUPPORTABLE BURD54 ,M]E CONTACT ) A COMMUNITY ( FREE HUMAN BE+S GIVES !M 9SIE ( ,CIVILIZATION'S DISCONT5TS WILL TRY TO 9DUCE SU* TRANS=MATIONS )9 ,LEVIA?AN'S 5TRAILS1 BUT !IR MO/ VAUNT$ SUCCESSES WILL BE MIS]ABLE FAILURES4 ,CIVILIZATION DOES NOT NURTURE HUMANITY4 ,COMMUNITIES W]E ABLE TO POSSESS ! ,LEVIA?ANIZ$4 ,BUT ,LEVIA?AN CANNOT POSSESS COMMUNITIES1 IT CANNOT POSSESS LIV+ SUBJECTS4 ,LEVIA?AN CAN ONLY POSSESS ?+S1 DEAD ?+S1 OBJECTS4 ,COMMUNITIES C\LD REMOVE MASKS & >MORS4 ,LEVIA?AN REMOVES ! SCALP1 ! SK9 & ! FLE%4 ,COMMUNITIES C\LD HELP ! REPRESS$ RECOV] !IR HUMANITY4 ,LEVIA?AN DIS-COV]S UNREPRESS$ HUMANITY & CONSUMES IT4 ,DIS-COV]Y1 ! REMOVAL ( ,E>?'S COV]1 ! LIQUIDATION ( FREE BE+S1 IS 9 FACT ,LEVIA?AN'S C5TRAL PROJECT1 & COMMUNITIES ?AT NURTURE FREE BE+S >E ITS GREATE/ 5EMY4 "9 "9 "9 ,! 5TITY ?AT CROSSES ! GREAT WAT] 9 ! %IPS ( ,CRI/(ORO1 9 ,5GLI% 0,*RI/-BE>]10 IS MORE ?AN ! ,WE/]N ,SPIRIT4 ,:AT CROSSES ! WAT] 9 ?REE %IPS IS A BODY1 OCTOPUS-LIKE AS WELL AS WORM-LIKE BUT LIFELESS & >TIFICIAL1 ! BODY ,HOBBES CALLS ,LEVIA?AN4 ,! BODY IS DESCRIB$ BY ! ,DIS-COV]]'S LA/ NAME1 ,COLONIZ]1 ,COLON 9 ,SPANI%4 ,?IS ,COLON1 ?\MOR$ AS ! FIR/1 ! SECOND ,MOSES C>RIES ! WILD]NESS 5CAS$ 9 HIS >MOR1 & :]EV] HE LEADS HIS ,ISRAELITES IS WILD]NESS4 ,W]E HE TO L[] HIS MASK1 LOOS5 HIS >MOR1 BE IT ONLY = AN 9/ANT1 HE MI MORE COMPLEX ?AN HIS [N4 ,BUT HE CANNOT LOOS5 ! >MOR4 ,IF COMMUNITIES NURTURE ! FRE$OM ( !IR MEMB]S1 ,LEVIA?ANS NURTURE ! REPRESSION ( !IRS4 ,! ,LEVIA?ANIZ$ POLICE EA* O!R4 ,ONLY ! ISOLAT$ CAN GET AWAY4 ,CREW & CAPTA9 /ICK TOGE!R1 SLAVE /ICKS TO MA/]4 ,EA* =CES ! O!R TO D5Y HIS [N VISION1 TO SEE :AT HE EXPECTS ! O!R TO SEE4 ,?US AFT] ACCOMPLI%+ ! FEAT ( TRAV]S+ ! IMPASSABLE *ASM1 AFT] CROSS+ ! UNSAILABLE ,OCEAN1 !SE BL9D$ M5 F9D 9 ! ,NEW ,WORLD :AT IS MO/ FAMILI> TO !M 9 ! ,OLD4 ,ANALYTICAL-M9D$ PRECURSORS ( ,NATURAL ,SCI5TI/S1 ,ECONOMI/S & ,AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 ,*RI/-BE>] & HIS ACCOMPLICES F9D ?+S1 OBJECTS1 :I* !Y AUTOMATICALLY CATEGORIZE AS OB/ACLES OR AS POT5TIAL 9/RUM5TS4 ,HEIRS ( ! SAVAG]Y ( ,ALBIG5SIAN ,CRUSADES1 ,TABORITE ,CRUSADES1 ,9QUISITIONS & ,WIT*-HUNTS1 !Y SEE COMMUNITIES ( ,>AWAKS BUT NAME !M ,SAVAGES4 ,C>RI]S & AG5TS ( ,LEVIA?AN1 SYNONYM = ,MANEAT]1 !Y SEE COMMUNITIES ( ,C>IBS BUT NAME !M ,CANNIBALS1 ,MANEAT]S4 ,! NAMES >E NOT ONLY PROJECTIONS4 ,!Y >E ALSO DEF9ITIONS4 ,ONCE DEF9$1 ! OBIECTS CAN BE MANIPULAT$4 ,SAVAGES >E POT5TIAL 9/RUM5TS2 !Y CAN BE PUT TO WORK4 ,CANNIBALS >E OB/ACLES2 !Y HAVE TO BE LIQUIDAT$4 ,?US ! ,BLESS$ ,ISLES >E CONV]T$ 9TO A ,LEVIA?ANIC WILD]NESS OR1 9 ! O!R LANGUAGE1 ! ,WILD]NESS IS CONV]T$ 9TO A P>T ( ,*RI/IAN ,CIVILIZATION4 ,ONE P>TICIPANT 9 ?IS ATROCITY ) FEW IF ANY PREC$5TS1 ,B>TOLOM1 DE ,LAS ,CASAS1 ?\MOR4 ,?IS SUPPOS$ HEIR ( ! P]SECUT$ SUDD5LY ID5TIFIES ) ! P]SECUT$1 ?US P]=M+ A FEAT AS R>E 9 HIS [N AS 9 ANY O!R AGE4 ,UNABLE1 ) ! ,9QUISITION AT HIS BACK1 TO EXPRESS HIS VIEW ( ! H\ND+ ( ,SPA9'S ,JEWS1 ,LAS ,CASAS RAILS L\DLY & CLE>LY AGA9/ ! H\ND+ & EXT]M9ATION ( ,>AWAKS4 ,! MORE HE SEES ( HIS FELL[-,*RI/IANS' DE$S1 ! MORE VICTIMS ( ,*RI/IANITY HE EMBRACES1 UNTIL HIS LONE VOICE PLEADS = ! DEF5SE ( HUMANITY FROM ! CLAWS ( ! ,LEVIA?ANIC BEA/4 ,:AT IS ?IS ,CONV]SION TO ,*RI/IANITY IF NOT 5SLAVEM5T & BE/IALIZATION8 HE ASKS4 ,:AT >E !SE ,*RI/IANS :O TURN AN ,$5 9TO AN 9F]NAL LABOR CAMP -- >E !Y GODS OR DEMONS8 ,:AT IS ! GOD ?AT CALLS = SU* BLOODLETT+1 SU* MON/R\S SACRIFICES8 ,LET ! VICTIMS RESI/1 HE %\TS1 IF NE$ BE BY SACRIFIC+ ! SACRIFIC]S4 ,IF MANEAT+ BE WRONG 9 ! EYES ( SOME SUP]IOR BE+1 LET ?AT BE+ CONDEMN ! GREAT] WRONGDO]4 ,BUT ,LAS ,CASAS NO LONG] HAS FAI? 9 A SUP]IOR BE+4 ,HE ADDRESSES HIS PLEAS TO ! ,K+ ( ,SPA91 TO ! MON/]'S V]Y HEAD4 ,& ! BEA/LY HEAD GIVES ! PROTE/] A HE>+ BECAUSE IT1 TOO1 IS DI/URB$ BY ! ,DIS-COV]]'S FEATS1 BUT = DIFF]5T REASONS4 ,LEVIA?AN IS ABLE TO SLAUGE ITSELF BY 5CAS+ !M 9 ITS 5TRAILS4 ,SOON AFT] !Y >E H]D$ 9TO ! =C$ LABOR CAMPS CALL$ ,5COMI5DAS1 !Y P]I%1 :OLE POPULATIONS ( !M4 ,! ,K+ DOES NOT CRY = ! LOSS ( ! HUMAN BE+S BUT = ! LOSS ( :AT WILL LAT] BE CALL$ ,CAPITAL & ,TE*NOLOGY4 ,CAPITAL & ,TE*NOLOGY >E NOT M]E OBJECTS BUT RELATIONS ( PEOPLE TO OBJECTS1 NOT LEV]S & DRILLS BUT =M] HUMAN BE+S R$UC$ TO APP5DAGES ( LEV]S & DRILLS4 ,)\T ! HUMAN OP]ATORS1 ! LEV]S & DRILLS >E 9]T2 !Y REV]T TO ,WILD]NESS4 ,& ! PO9T ( ! 5TIRE ,LEVIA?ANIC 5T]PRISE IS TO EXTIRPATE ! ,WILD]NESS1 TO R$UCE LU% TROPICAL ISL&S TO ! UNI=MITY ( PLANTATIONS1 TO BURR[ ?R\< BEAUTIFUL & PRECI\S PLACES = /ONES1 OR 9 ! BEA/'S [N LANGUAGE1 TO MAKE ! DES]T BLOOM1 TO TURN ! SAVAGE & ! WILD 9TO PR(ITABLE G>D5S4 ,! LEG5D>Y ,MIDAS CRI$ BECAUSE EV]Y?+ HE T\*$ TURN$ TO GOLD1 EV5 HIS FOOD4 ,! ,K+ ( ,SPA9 CRIES = ! SAME REASON4 ,EV]Y LIV+ BE+ HE T\*ES %RIVELS UP & DIES1 NOT ONLY ! OB/ACLES BUT ! POT5TIAL 9/RUM5TS AS WELL4 ,AFT] ALL HIS BORR[+ FROM ,G5OESE BANK]S1 DRIV+ HIS REALM 9TO FISCAL RU91 HE W9S ONLY HALF AN EMPIRE4 ,! FIELDS /REWN ) CORPSES NO LONG] CONTA9 OB/ACLES1 BUT NEI!R DO !Y CONTA9 9/RUM5TS4 ,! ,K+'S %IPS HAVE NOT ONLY C>RI$ ,CONQUI/ADORES OV] ! ,OCEAN2 !Y HAVE ALSO C>RI$ RATS1 VIRUSES & BACILLI4 ,! ,DIS-COV]]S >E NOT ONLY C>RI]S ( ,LEVIA?AN BUT ALSO C>RI]S ( ! ,PLAGUE4 ,DISEASE1 9 FACT1 IS ! 9VAD]'S MA9 WEAPON1 BUT IT IS D\BLE-$G$4 ,IT GIVES EASY VICTORY BUT IT MANGLES ! FRUIT ( ! VICTORY4 ,?AT'S :Y ! ,K+ LI/5S TO ,LAS ,CASAS1 PRET5DS TO BECOME HUMANE1 REVISES ! ,5COMI5DA LAWS4 ,BUT IT IS ALL TO NO AVAIL4 ,! ,BLESS$ ,ISLES BECOME EV] MORE DEPOPULAT$1 ! LABOR CAMPS REMA9 9]T1 ! G>D5S YIELD NO PR(ITS1 ! EMPIRE ( POT5TIAL ZEKS IS LO/4 ,TO MAKE UP = ! LOSS1 ! GRIZZLY CONQU]ORS BREAK UP COMMUNITIES ON AN ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T CONT95T & IMPORT HUMAN BE+S IMMUNE TO ! ,EUROPEANS' DISEASES TO PEOPLE ! LABOR CAMPS ) ZEKS & TO BURY ! ,NEW ,WORLD'S DEAD4 ,! ,NEW ,WORLD IS PROGRESSIVELY EMPTI$ ( ITS LIV+ BE+S4 ,! D\BLE CONT95T ACROSS ! ,OCEAN IS ON ITS WAY T[>D BECOM+ ! ,EUROPEANS' LONG-S\DS :O \TDO EA* O!R 9 GRE$Y GRABB+ CANNOT EV5 HOLD ON TO ! METALLIC GOLD :I*1 MELT$ D[N 9TO +OTS1 F9DS ITS WAY 9TO UND]GR\ND VAULTS ( =EIGN L5D]S4 ,& ! REAL GOLD1 ! ONE ,HESIOD NAM$ AN AGE AFT] -- ! SACR$ PLACES1 ! MY?S1 ! CULTURES -- VANI%ES FROM ! V]Y ,BIOSPH]E1 IRRETRIEVABLY4 ,AT ?IS PO9T ,I CAN POSE A RHETORICAL QUE/ION ( MY [N4 ,IF ! IMPLEM5TS ?AT SUP]S$E ! DIGG+ /ICK1 IF ! NOTORI\S AM5ITIES ( ,CIVILIZATION >E SO ATTRACTIVE1 SO IRRESI/IBLE1 :Y DO ! PROSPECTIVE B5EFICI>IES ( ALL ?OSE WOND]S HAVE TO BE DECIMAT$8 ,DESPITE BEAUTIFICATION CAMPAIGNS ?AT \TDO ! V]Y ,*UR* 9 SU/A9$ PREV>ICATION1 ! /ORY ( ! ,RISE ( ,CIVILIZATION 9 ,AM]ICA WILL REMA9 UGLY BEYOND DESCRIPTION4 ,NO AM\NT ( TALK AB\T ,EMPTY ,CONT95TS ?AT W]E FILL$ ) TEEM+ LIFE WILL BE ABLE TO ]ASE ! MEMORY ( ! TEEM+ LIFE ?AT WAS TURN$ 9TO EMPTY CONT95TS4 ,!RE WILL BE TALK ( HORSES1 ( GUNP[D] & ( RUM4 ,!RE WILL BE TALK ( A SUP]IOR TE*NOLOGY & ( A SUP]IOR CULTURE4 ,!RE WILL BE TALK ( EV]Y?+ BUT ,DEA?4 ,YET ,DEA? IS ! ,CONQUI/ADOR1 :E!R M\NT$ ON ! HORSES OR /REAM+ FROM ! GUNS4 ,DEA? IS ! UNSPOK5 NAME ( ! SUP]IOR TE*NOLOGY4 ,DEA? IS ! ONLY SUP]IOR CULTURE ( ! COMMUNITY-LESS 9VAD]4 ,& ,DEA? IS NO CULTURE AT ALL2 IT IS ! ANTI-CULTURE1 ! EAT] ( CULTURE1 ,LEVIA?AN4 ,! CULTUR$ VILLAG]S GAWK AT ! HORSES1 BUT NOT = LONG4 ,HORSES !Y CAN UND]/&4 ,HORSES >E LIV+ BE+S1 FRI5DS1 C\S9S4 ,FREE HUMAN BE+S SOON \TDO ! >MOR$ ,EUROPEANS 9 HORSEMAN%IP1 !Y >E SOON EQUALS ( ! M\NT$ ,TURKS ( ,EURASIA'S /EPPES4 ,! GUNP[D] & ! RUM >E /RANG] ?AN ! HORSES4 ,! ONE S]VES ONLY TO KILL1 ! O!R TO /UPEFY4 ,BUT EV5 !SE >E NOT /RANGE = LONG TO PEOPLE ALREADY FAMILI> ) POISON$ >R[S & POISON\S H]BS4 ,:AT IS /RANGE BEYOND COMPREH5SION IS ! BE>D$ 5TITY 9SIDE ! >MOR1 AN 5TITY ?AT LOOKS & BEHAVES LIKE A HUMAN BE+ BUT IS CLE>LY SOME?+ ELSE1 = IT TAKES )\T GIV+1 IS K9 TO NONE1 EXI/S 9 NO COMMUNITY4 ,:AT IS /RANGE & REMA9S /RANGE IS ! MANLIKE LIMB ( A DEAD ?+1 ! SPR+ & :EEL ( ,LEVIA?AN4 ,! 9VAD$ >E ALREADY FAMILI> ) ,LEVIA?AN1 BUT NOT SO FAMILI> AS TO HAVE BE5 EVACUAT$ BY IT4 ,!Y'VE KEPT !IR COMMUNITIES 9TACT1 RELEGAT$ ,LEVIA?AN TO ! FR+ES1 OR EXPELL$ ! BEA/ FROM !IR COMMUNITIES' V]Y FR+ES4 ,! COMMUNITIES RESI/ EV]Y 9CURSION1 EV]Y 5SLAVEM5T1 EV]Y RAPE4 ,! /ORY ( ! 9VASION IS ALSO ! /ORY ( ?AT 9T]M9ABLE RESI/ANCE4 ,IT IS 9T]M9ABLE BECAUSE IT HAS NO T]M1 BECAUSE IT IS NOT A CYCLE1 BECAUSE IT IS NOT P>T ( ! RHY?M ( LIFE4 ,! RESI/ANCE IS NOT PRIM>ILY A CLA% ( >MS1 EV5 IF ! SPECTACUL> BATTLES ( PROTO-,LEVIA?ANIC ,AZTECS GIVE ! IMPRESSION ?AT ! RESI/ANCE IS 9 ! SPE>S4 ,! RESI/ANCE IS 9 ! DRUMS1 NOT 9 ! SPE>S2 IT IS 9 ! MUSIC1 9 ! RHY?MS LIV$ BY COMMUNITIES :OSE MY?S & WAYS CONT9UE TO NURTURE & SU/A9 !M4 ,NOR IS ! 9VASION PRIM>ILY A MILIT>Y V5TURE1 EV5 IF ! SUCCESSORS TO KNIMORS4 ,! 9VASION IS A SIL5C+ ( MUSIC1 A FLATT5+ ( RHY?M2 IT IS A L9E>IZATION ( TIME1 A DE/RUCTION ( ! MY?S & WAYS ?AT WILL LAT] BE CALL$ ,CULTURE1 A W> AGA9/ COMMUNITIES ?AT NURTURE FRE$OM1 VISION & LIFE4 ,! 9VAD]S >E NOT IGNORANT ( :AT !Y DE/ROY4 ,!Y >E NOT ONLY SUCCESSORS TO ,CRUSAD]S AGA9/ ,UNBELIEV]S BUT ALSO TO W&]+ ,BE<>DS & LIB]AT$ ,ADAMITES4 ,!Y >E DI/ANT SUCCESSORS TO COMMUNITIES ?AT ONCE RESI/$ ) MUSIC & MY?4 ,!MSELVES GR&*ILDR5 ( VICTIMS1 !Y'VE BE5 TURN$1 LIKE MANY BE=E !M1 9TO PASSIONATE VICTIMIZ]S4 ,!Y DE/ROY ) PASSION PRECISELY BECAUSE !Y KN[ :AT !Y DE/ROY4 ,!MSELVES REPRESS$1 OR 9 !IR [N LANGUAGE ,FALL51 DEPRIV$ ( ,$51 CONF9$ TO A LIFE ( ,S91 !Y >E IMPASSION$ TO REPRESS ! FREE1 TO UNIV]SALIZE ! ,FALL1 TO DE/ROY ,$5 AS IRREV]SIBLY AS ,ROMANS DE/ROY$ ,C>?AGE1 TO MAKE ,S9 CA?OLIC OR ALL-EMBRAC+4 "9 "9 "9 ,! IMM$IATE SUCCESSORS TO ,*RI/-BE>] ,COLON ?9K ( ,AM]ICA AS ! ,G>D5 ( ,$54 ,!IR 9T5T1 LIKE ?AT ( !IR LAT] ,PURITAN1 ,LIB]AL1 ,BOL%EVIK & ,NAZI SUCCESSORS1 IS TO TURN ! ,G>D5 9TO A =C$-LABOR CAMP4 ,TO A*IEVE ?IS 5D1 !Y MU/ BREAK HUMAN BE+S ! WAY !Y BREAK HORSES OR DOGS1 !Y MU/ ELIM9ATE ! MATRIX ?AT NURTURES HUMANITY1 !Y MU/ DE/ROY COMMUNITY4 ,SO-CALL$ ,ECONOMI/S WILL LAT] CLAIM ?AT ! IRRESI/IBLE ATTRACTIV5ESS ( ,CIVILIZATION'S MAT]IAL AM5ITIES IS ! =CE ?AT DE/ROYS ! ANCI5T COMMUNITIES4 ,! WISE M5 WILL ECONOMIZE ON WORDS BY CALL+ ?IS =CE ,DEM&4 ,!Y WILL ALSO ECONOMIZE ON ! TRU?4 ,EUROPEAN CLO!S >E WORN BY PEOPLE :O HAVE LO/ !IR [N2 NO FREE HUMAN BE+S >E ATTRACT$ TO %ACKLES4 ,HIS-/ORIANS WILL ( C\RSE FOCUS ON MILIT>Y MIF>E AGA9/ UNTOLD LIV+ BE+S4 ,! CELEBRAT$ ,EUROPEAN >MIES F9I% (F VICTIMS :O >E ALREADY DY+4 ,! SO-CALL$ AM5ITIES GIVE AN EMPTY COMP5SATION TO IMMIS]AT$ SURVIVORS4 ,! =CE ?AT DE/ROYS ! COMMUNITIES IS AN 9ITIALLY UNSUSPECT$ BUT LAT] WELCOME ALLY1 ! ,PLAGUE4 ,EV] S9CE ,EUROPEANS PHYSICALLY ADAPT$ !MSELVES TO VIRUSES1 BACILLI & BUBONIC RATS1 !Y HAVE BE5 C>RI]S ( LE?AL EPIDEMICS4 ,A BOOK TITL$ ,PLAGUES & ,PEOPLES WILL VIVIDLY DESCRIBE :AT ,CONQUI/ADORIAL FEATS ,SMALLPOX & ,BUBONIC ,PLAGUE CAN A*IEVE AGA9/ COMMUNITIES NOT PREVI\SLY EXPOS$ TO !M4 ,! BOOK'S AU?OR1 ,WILLIAM ,MC,NEILL1 WILL EXPOSE ! GREAT PUBLIC SECRET BEH9D ! CELEBRAT$ ,CONQUE/S4 ,H]NAN ,CORTEZ & HIS B& ( GOLD-SICK M>AUD]S C\LD NOT HAVE EXT]M9AT$ ! ,AZTECS1 C\LD NOT HAVE DE/ROY$ !IR MILIT>Y MA*9E1 )\T AN ALLY F> MORE POT5T ?AN ,TLASCALA & O!R DISAFFECT$ ,AZTEC TRIBUT>IES4 ,C\LD NOT & DID NOT4 ,ONE ( ! ,SPANI% M>AUD]S1 ,B]NAL ,D6AZ BY NAME1 WILL LEAVE AN ACC\NT ( ! FAM\S ,CONQUE/ ( ,MEXICO4 ,HE WILL NON*ALANTLY M5TION ?AT ! ,SMALLPOX BROKE \T 9 ,T5O*TITLAN ON ! EVE ( ! CONQUE/1 & HE WILL M5TION ! M\NDS ( CORPSES & ! CR[DS ( AFFLICT$1 BUT HE WILL CONC5TRATE ON ! ,ALEX&RIAN FEATURES ( HIS B&-LEAD]1 = SU* CONC5TRATION MAKES ,DIAZ HIMSELF NO WORSE ?AN AN ANCI5T ,GREEK4 ,! 9HUMAN NON*ALANCE ) :I* ,DIAZ M5TIONS ! ,SMALLPOX WILL BE CALL$ ,SCI5TIFIC ,DETA*M5T BY LAT] ,HIS/ORIANS4 ,! MU* LAT] ,MC,NEILL1 \R CONTEMPOR>Y1 WILL BROADCA/ NEWS :5 HE REVEALS ?AT AMONG HUMAN BE+S PREVI\SLY UNAFFECT$ BY ,SMALLPOX1 ?REE OR F\R \T ( =TY SURVIVE ! DISEASE4 ,! 'SMALL' 9 ?IS PLAGUE'S NAME REF]S TO ! SIZE ( ! SK9 IRRUPTIONS1 NOT TO ! P[] ( ! DISEASE4 ,>M$ ) SU* A WEAPON1 ! MASS MURD]]S :O DEPICT !MSELVES AS ,CONQUI/ADORES & ,PIONE]S HAVE NO =]UNN]S4 ,! FEAT IS UNPREC$5T$4 ,ALL ( HUMANITY'S MORAL CODES MELT 9 ! FACE ( !SE DE$S4 ,NO?+ COMP>ABLE WAS A*IEV$ BY ,ASSYRIANS1 ,*9ESE1 ,GREEKS1 ,ROMANS OR ,MONGOLS4 ,%ANG ,YANG DID NOT EV5 DREAM ( 9CLUD+ ! ,PLAGUE AMONG ! WEAPONS ) :I* TO LIQUIDATE HUMAN COMMUNITIES4 ,A MORAL VACUUM AS UNPREC$5T$ AS ! ,CONQUI/A ITSELF WILL 5ABLE LAT] APOLOGI/S TO BL&LY OV]LOOK ! LEV] ?AT EMPTI$ ! CONT95T & LAUN*$ ! REIGN ( LAWS ( SUPPLY & DEM&4 ,! BL& OV]LOOK+ ( ! ,EUROPEAN'S GREAT ALLY WILL BEG9 ALREADY AT ! TIME ( ! SECOND ,CONQUI/A1 ! FAM\S ,PIZ>RO'S4 ,?IS MADMAN'S CRONIES WILL CONC5TRATE SO S+LEM9D$LY ON ! GOLD1 !Y WILL NOT EV5 M5TION ! ,MIDAS :OSE T\* EMPTIES ,&EAN HIAUD]S WILL HAVE APPROPRIAT$ ! LODGES AS WELL AS ! FIELDS2 !Y WILL HAVE BURR[$ 9TO ! SACR$ PLACES1 SLAUE NOT M]E M54 ,! >MOR$ ,AGUIRRE KN[S HIMSELF TO BE A HI<] BE+1 A SC\RGE ( GOD1 A DEITY1 = LIFE REC$ES 9 ! FACE ( HIS ADVANCE4 ,AGUIRRE KN[S ?AT ! ,PLAGUE IS A M9OR DEITY1 A SC\T ?AT OP5S ! PA?S & EMPTIES ! FIELDS4 ,HE KN[S ?AT ,LEVIA?AN IS ! GREAT] DEITY1 = ,LEVIA?AN F9I%ES (F :AT ! ,PLAGUE 9ITIAT$1 & ,LEVIA?AN OMNIPOT5TLY DISPOSES ( ! REMA9S4 ,AGUIRRE ALSO KN[S1 AS ,%ANG ,YANG1 ,N]O & ,CALIGULA ALREADY KNEW1 ?AT HE :O KILLS )\T LIMIT OR SCRUPLE1 :O HOLDS K9LESS M5 ) BONDS ( FE>1 :O /IMULATES GRE$ 9 POT5TIAL 9/RUM5TS & T]ROR 9 ?REAT5+ OB/ACLES1 IS BEYOND GOOD & EVIL1 ABOVE HUMANITY4 ,AGUIRRE CONCLUDES ?AT SU* A GOD CANNOT BE ! UND]L+ ( ,SCOTTI% ,M>Y'S ,SPANI% HUSB&1 ! DI/ANT EMP]OR ,PHILIP ,HABSBURG4 ,AGUIRRE DECL>ES W> ON ! ,EMP]OR4 ,?IS M>AUD]'S DEFIANT LETT] TO ,SPA9'S SECOND ,PHILIP IS ! FIR/ ,AM]ICAN ,DECL>ATION ( ,9DEP5D5CE4 ,IT DECL>ES ?AT ! >MOR$ PLAGUE-C>RI] ,AGUIRRE1 NOT ! ,EMP]OR1 9ITIAT$ ! KILL+S1 & !RE=E ,AGUIRRE1 NOT ! ,EMP]OR1 WILL F9I% (F ! SURVIVORS & DISPOSE ( ! REMA9S4 ,VIVA LA LIB]TAD6 ,VIVA ,AGUIRRE6 ,BUT ! DEFIANT DECL>ATION IS TOO EXPLICIT EV5 = ,AGUIRRE'S CONF$]ATES1 GOOD ,*RI/IANS ALL1 & WILL BE RELEGAT$ TO ,HIS-/ORY'S UNLIT DUNGEON 9/EAD ( ITS %[CASE4 ,AGUIRRE FAILS TO BECOME 0! ,GREAT0 BECAUSE HE NEGLECTS TO EXPRESS ! T]ROR1 ! FE> & ! GRE$ ) T]MS LIKE ,LIFE1 ,LIB]TY & ! ,PURSUIT ( ,HAPP9ESS4 ,AGUIRRE'S SPIRITUAL HEIRS1 GREAT] MA/]S ( LANGUAGE ?AN !IR UNPRACTIC$ =]UNN]1 WILL REALIZE ,AGUIRRE'S PROJECT1 NOT ON ! S\!RN CONT95T BUT ON ! NOR!RN1 9 L&S ONCE 9HABIT$ BY PEOPLE :O HAD NOT LAUN*$ ANY PROTO-,LEVIA?ANIC V5TURES1 PEOPLE :O HAD EXIL$ ! ,LE?AL ,TRICK/] FROM !IR MID/4 ,COMMUNITIES ( ,POTAWATOMI & COMMUNITIES ( !IR C\S9S WILL BE T\*$ BY ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ ,AGUIRRES :O >E NOT SUBJECTS ( ,PHILIP BUT ( HIS ,SCOTTI% QUE51 ,AGUIRRES :O WILL FIR/ ( ALL DECL>E !MSELVES 9DEP5D5T ( ,QUE5 & ,POPE SO AS TO APPROPRIATE ! L&S & WEAL? ( ! ,*UR* & ! ,IRI%4 ,5GLI% M>AUD]S RALLY BEH9D ANTI-,CA?OLIC ,ELIZABE? 9 ORD] TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE ( ! A*IEVEM5TS ( ,SPA9'S ,CONQUI/ADORES1 = !IR ,PROTE/ANTISM IS 9ITIALLY NO?+ BUT A LIC5SE TO LOOT ,SPANI% %IPS RETURN+ HOME ) ! ,NEW ,WORLD'S GOLD4 ,! FIR/ ,5GLI% \TPO/S 9 ! ,NEW ,WORLD >E PIRATES' D5S :I* HUG ! COA/S4 ,BE=E V5TUR+ 9L&1 ! PIRATES1 ALL RESPECTABLE M]*ANTS1 /UFF !IR \TPO/S ) REFUGEES :O >E EI!R EXCESSIVELY OR 9SUFFICI5TLY ,PROTE/ANT = ,5GL&'S (FICIAL ,RE=M]S4 "9 "9 "9 ,! ,POTAWATOMI ( ! ,GREAT ,LAKES WILL NOT HE> ! ,5GLI% LANGUAGE UNTIL ! FUTURE ,AGUIRRES PROCLAIM !IR [N DECL>ATION ( 9DEP5D5CE4 ,! ,POTAWATOMI AS WELL AS !IR NE> & DI/ANT C\S9S >E NEV]!LESS AW>E ( ! EXI/5CE ( ! ,5GLI% ON ! WORLD'S EA/]N %ORES1 JU/ AS ! ANCE/ORS ( ,FRANKS W]E AW>E ( ! EXI/5CE ( >MOR$ ,ROMANS 9 ,GAUL4 ,LONG BE=E SEE+ ANY ( !M1 ! ,POTAWATOMI >E AW>E NOT ONLY ( ! ,5GLI% BUT ALSO ( ! ,FR5* ON ! RIV] ?AT C>RIES ! WAT] ( ! ,LAKES TO ! ,OCEAN1 & ALSO ( ! ,SPANI>DS WE/ ( ! ,LONG ,RIV]1 ! ,MISSISSIPPI4 ,HUNT]S & MESS5G]S BR+ NEWS FROM ALL ?REE DIRECTIONS1 NEWS ( GREAT DEA?S1 9CONCEIVABLE DEA?S1 DEA?S NOT ONLY ( 9DIVIDUALS BUT ( 5TIRE COMMUNITIES4 ,! DEA?S >E BR\D$ =EIGN]S :O EM]G$ FROM ! ,OCEAN1 EV5 ?\< MO/ ( ! VICTIMS HAVE HAD NO MORE CONTACT ) ! /RANG]S ?AN ! ,POTAWATOMI !MSELVES4 ,LONG-DI/ANCE KILL+ IS NO MY/]Y TO ! ,POTAWATOMI1 :O IMM$IATELY RECOGNIZE ! FEAT AS ,WISKE'S1 ! ,TRICK/]'S4 ,! ,POTAWATOMI DO NOT KN[ ?AT ! PLAGUE-9FECT$ RATS :O DISEMB>K FROM ! 9VAD]'S %IPS DO NOT CONF9E !MSELVES TO ! 9VAD]'S SETTLEM5TS1 NOR DO !Y KN[ ?AT O!R ROD5TS AS WELL AS ELK & DE] C>RY ! 9VAD]'S 9FECTIONS4 ,!Y DO KN[ ?AT ,WISKE ONCE RAP$ SEV]AL VILLAGE WOM5 FROM A SPOT ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE ( A POND BY S5D+ HIS MEMB] 9TO ! POND & ACROSS IT ALONG ITS BOTTOM4 ,!Y >E NOT SURPRIS$ BY :AT !Y HE>1 & !Y WILL NOT BE SURPRIS$ :5 !Y F9ALLY SEE ! BE>D$ M5'S FIRE-SPITT+ RIFLES4 ,! ,POTAWATOMI KN[ ! NEWS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE !Y RECOGNIZE IT4 ,LONG-E>$1 LONG-MEMB]$ ,WISKE IS BACK AGA91 MORE MIS*IEV\S ?AN EV]1 & F> LESS G5]\S TO HUMAN BE+S ?AN HE WAS SAID TO BE4 ,& ( C\RSE !Y KN[ :AT TO DO AB\T ! LONG-MEMB]$ ONE3 EXPEL HIM FROM !IR COMMUNITIES1 EXILE HIM TO L&S :]E LIFE IS NA/Y1 BRUTI% & %ORT1 PU% HIM AWAY FROM ! LU% & TEEM+ WOODL&S & LAKES4 ,K9 FROM SEV]AL VILLAGES GA!R AT A PLACE ?AT WILL CONT9UE TO BE KN[N AS ,! ,/RAIT4 ,!Y PREP>E A VA/ EXPULSION C]EMONY TO PURGE !MSELVES ( ! ,LEVIA?ANIC MON/] AS !Y'VE DONE S9CE ! FIR/ DAYS4 ,BUT HALFWAY ?R\< ! C]EMONY1 ! BEATS ( ! DRUM BECOME >HY?MIC & S++ VOICES DR[N 9 CRIES ( PA94 ,! ,POTAWATOMI ( ,! ,/RAIT >E ATTACK$ BY ! LONG-DI/ANCE KILL]4 ,SMALLPOX OR ,BUBONIC ,PLAGUE REA* ! ,GREAT ,LAKES LONG BE=E ! C>RI]S DO4 ,! VILLAGES ( ! ,POTAWATOMI BECOME BURIAL GR\NDS4 ,SURVIVORS FLEE T[>D ! BAY ( ! ,W9NEBAGOS1 F> TO ! NOR?4 ,:5 ,FR5* ,JESUITS FIR/ REA* ,! ,/RAIT A G5]ATION LAT]1 !Y WILL F9D E>!N M\NDS1 =E/ OP5+S = CORN FIELDS1 AS WELL AS PA9T$ ROCKS1 BUT NO HUMAN BE+S4 ,! SURVIVORS >E FEW 9 NUMB]4 ,PRES]V$ MEMORIES ( ! EV5TS WILL SPEAK ( ONE \T ( TW5TY4 ,MC,NEILL WILL CONFIRM ?AT SU* W\LD BE ! DEA? TOLL ( A FIR/ \TBREAK ( ,SMALLPOX4 ,SUBSEQU5T ATTACKS ( ,SMALLPOX -- & !Y RECUR EV]Y FEW YE>S -- TAKE A SMALL] TOLL1 BUT !Y ALT]NATE ) \TBREAKS ( ,BUBONIC ,PLAGUE & ) O!R MALADIES LONG KN[N 9 ,EURASIA AS *ILDR5'S DISEASES4 ,APOLOGI/S :O WILL SPEAK ( ! ,EUROPEAN ,PLAGUE-C>RI]S AS ',WE' WILL ( C\RSE D5Y ! EV5T4 ,!Y WILL DEM& ,POSITIVE ,EVID5CE4 ,!Y WILL PRET5D TO WANT TO SEE & C\NT ! CORPSES4 ,BUT !Y WILL ACTUALLY NOT WANT TO EV5 HE> ?AT ,POTAWATOMI COMMUNITIES EV] EXI/$ ON ,! ,/RAIT4 ,WRIT]S ( $IFY+ TEXTBOOKS = *ILDR51 !Y WILL PORTRAY KILL]S :O EMPTI$ LU% & TEEM+ WOODL&S AS BUILD]S :O MADE DES]TS BLOOM4 ,!Y WILL SAY ',WE' TRANS=M$ L&S :]E NO ONE & NO?+ EV] LIV$ 9TO ?RIV+ 9DU/RIAL P>KS1 ',WE' TURN$ EMPTY LOTS 9TO ,DISNEYL&S4 ,! SURVIVORS >E NOT ABLE TO *ALL5GE ! APOLOGI/S' TALL TALES4 ,! RECURR5T \TBREAKS ( PLAGUE DO MORE ?AN KILL NUM]\S MEMB]S ( ! COMMUNITIES4 ,! PLAGUES DE/ROY ! COMMUNITIES4 ,( F\R HUNDR$1 TW5TY SURVIVE4 ,( =TY1 TWO SURVIVE4 ,TWO MAY REMEMB] ! NAMES ( ! VANI%$ ,TOTEM1 BUT !Y CANNOT REG5]ATE ! MUSIC4 ,IF ONE ( ! SURVIVORS IS A /ORYTELL]1 ! O!R IS NOT A Y\? TO :OM ! TELL] CAN TRANSMIT HIS TALES1 & ! TALES DIE UNTOLD4 ,IF ONE IS AN H]BAL HEAL]1 ! O!R IS NOT NECESS>ILY 9CL9$ TO ABSORB ! H]BAL LORE4 ,ONE MAY REMEMB] ! SONGS OR ! PREP>ATIONS = SOME ( ! GREAT 5ACTM5TS1 BUT TWO OR EV5 F\R OR SIX >E NOT 5\< TO DANCE ! DANCES OR TO FEA/ OR CELEBRATE4 ,SOME GO (F ON !IR [N1 EMBITT]$ BECAUSE !Y S5SE ?AT SOME?+1 P]HAPS EV5 !IR [N GUID+ SPIRIT1 HAS BETRAY$ !M4 ,O!RS FLEE T[>D ! SUNSET1 T[>D ! 5DLESS ,PLA9S BEYOND ! ,MISSISSIPPI1 EV5 T[>D ! GREAT M\NTA9S4 ,MANY JO9 VILLAGES ( EQUALLY DISPLAC$ & DISORI5T$ SURVIVORS1 GA!R+S ( FRAGM5TS ( COMMUNITIES4 ,! UNIT$ FRAGM5TS DO NOT CON/ITUTE A :OLE4 ,! GA!R+S >E REFUGEE CAMPS1 MELT+ POTS1 NOT COMMUNITIES4 ,! BEAT ( ! DRUM IS >HY?MIC4 ,! MUSIC IS DISCORDANT4 ,CONT9UITIES PRES]V$ S9CE ! ,BEG9N+ >E BROK5 (F1 & ! FEW REMEMB]$ MY?S NO LONG] SPEAK ( ANY %>$ BEG9N+ BECAUSE ! GA!R$ FRAGM5TS >E NOT A ,TOTEM & %>E NO COMMON ,BEG9N+4 ,! MY?S ( DISPLAC$ P]SONS >E M]E /ORIES & ! GREAT 5ACTM5TS >E M]E C]EMONIES4 ,WAYS ( LIV+ BECOME WAYS TO SP5D TIME4 ,TIME ?AT CAN BE SP5T )\T BE+ LIV$ IS ,PLAGUE TIME1 ,LEVIA?ANIC TIME1 ,HIS-/ORIC TIME4 ,! ,HIS-/ORY ( ! ,POTAWATOMI & ( ALL !IR C\S9S & NEIE H5CE=? 9ACCESSIBLE TO MEMORY4 ,! COMMUNITIES :O REMEMB]$ !IR 5TIRE TRAJECTORY S9CE ! ,BEG9N+ >E IRRETRIEVABLY GONE4 ,!IR TIME IS H5CE=? ,DREAM TIME1 UNREAL TIME1 IMAG9>Y TIME4 ,EV5 ! WORDS WE WILL USE TO DESCRIBE :AT WAS LO/1 WORDS LIKE MUSIC1 MY?1 C]EMONY & COMMUNITY1 WILL BE AS EMPTY AS ! CONT95T BECOMES1 BECAUSE !Y WILL REF] TO NO LIV$ EXP]I5CES ACCESSIBLE TO ANY HUMAN BE+ TRAPP$ 9 ,HIS-/ORY4 ,:AT IS LO/ IS ( MU* GREAT] HUMAN IMPORT ?AN ! ?+S ,ECONOMI/S WILL 9CLUDE ON !IR L$G]S4 ,! GA!R+S ( SURVIVORS MIMONIZE SOME ( ! MUSIC1 !Y MIE H5CE=? NOT ALONE4 ,BE=E !Y'VE EV5 RECOV]$ FROM ! ,PLAGUE ITSELF1 !Y >E ALREADY BESET BY 9VAD]S RU%+ TO F9I% (F :AT ! ,PLAGUE BEGAN4 ,! 9VAD]S DO NOT BREAK (F !IR ALLIANCE ) ! ,PLAGUE4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 BUBONIC RATS CONT9UE TO ACCOMPANY ! 9VAD]S 9 CANOES AS WELL AS PIROGUES4 ,! 9VAD]S GO ON DISP5S+ ! ,SMALLPOX AS FREELY AS !Y DISP5SE ! POISON\S ALCOHOL ?AT DEM5TS ITS TAK]S1 AS FREELY AS !Y DISP5SE ! GUNS ?AT TURN DISORI5T$ ,PLAGUE-VICTIMS 9TO TRIGG]-QUICK KILL]S4 ,! POT5CY ( ! EPIDEMIC DISEASES GRADUALLY DIM9I%ES1 & ! 9VAD]S RESORT TO O!R WEAPONS FROM !IR ,LEVIA?ANIC >MORY TO F9I% (F !IR VICTIMS1 TO LIQUIDATE ! OB/ACLES & CIVILIZE ! POT5TIAL 9/RUM5TS1 TO TRANS=M ,AM]ICA 9TO A LABOR CAMP4 ,H5CE=?1 NAMELY AFT] ! 9ITIAL L&+ ( ! 9VAD]S & !IR RATS & BACILLI1 ! 9VAD]S CONFRONT ONLY ,PLAGUESURVIVORS1 FRAGM5TS ( COMMUNITIES1 DISPLAC$ P]SONS4 ,YET ! FRAGM5TS GO ON RESI/+1 ! ,PLAGUE-SURVIVORS GO ON EJECT+ ,LEVIA?AN FROM !IR MID/1 ! DISPLAC$ P]SONS REFUSE TO PAT* !IR W\NDS BY COV]+ !MSELVES ) ! MASKS & >MORS ( ! ,CIVILIZ$4 ,! RESI/ANCE P]SI/S FROM G5]ATION TO G5]ATION1 9 ! FACE ( PLAGUES1 POISONS & EXPLOSIVES4 ,! /ORY ( ?AT RESI/ANCE HAS BE5 REPEAT$LY & P[]FULLY TOLD4 ,IT IS A /ORY ?AT DOES NOT %[ ,LEVIA?AN TO BE AS NATURAL TO HUMAN BE+S AS HIVES >E TO BEES4 ,IT IS A /ORY ?AT %[S ,LEVIA?AN TO BE AN AB]RATION :I* CANNOT BE IMPOS$1 BY WILE OR BY =CE1 ON HUMAN BE+S :O RETA9 ! SLI*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aihb 3 ,*APT] #bb -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,OCTOB] #h1 #bba 3 ,*APT] #bb -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/