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,! LONG D>K NIES AT \R PASSIONS & WE MUTE !M2 WE ME% \R DESIRES ) :AT IS 9IMICAL TO LIFE2 & WE BASE ! GREAT] P>T O F EXI/5CE ON ! BLOODY SE>* = PR(IT & P[]4 ,WE HAVE BE5 DO+ IT = C5TURIES & WE HAVE HAD 5\<4 ,WE HAVE HAD 5\< ( REVOLUTIONS DY$ 9 BLOOD BY 9TELLECTUALS4 ,VIOL5CE TOO IS *ANG+ SIDES4
,SURVIVAL1 GO+ *EAP !SE DAYS 9 :AT IS LEFT ( ! EX*ANGE M>KET1 IS ! EV]YDAY PRODUCTION ( MIS]Y1 A TOTALIT>IAN 9DU/RY4 ,IT TOO IS 9 :AT Y\ CALL CRISIS1 9 FACT ! DEA? SPASM ( ?IS :OLE CIVILIZATION4
,! ONLY HUMAN ?+ ?IS SOCIETY BAS$ ON COMM]CE HAS MADE IS ! MOLD CA/ 9 P>ODY ( ITSELF1 :I* S]VES TO PROPAGATE IT WORLD-WIDE4 ,! FRAGM5TATION ?AT EX*ANGE VALUE IMPOSES ON LIFE CAN ONLY TOL]ATE FRAGM5T$ PEOPLE1 EMBRYOS %RIVEL+ 9 SOCIETY'S 9CUBATORS1 CREATURES NEV] TO BE MA/]S ( !MSELVES1 BUT SLAVES4 ,ONCE CLOAK$ 9 DIV9ITY1 !N FLE%$ 9 IDEOLOGY1 P[] IS N[ REVEAL$ 9 ITS B>E BONES3 ,ECONOMICS4 ,IF ?IS C>RIES ALL ! BETS1 ! GAME FROM N[ ON MU/ GO AGA9/ US4
,IS IT TRUE ?AT LIFE MAKES S5SE BECAUSE ( DEA?8 ,OR ?AT WE HAVE 5]GY 9 ORD] TO WORK8 ,?AT SOON] OR LAT] JUDGM5T IS PASS$ ON EV]Y?+ EI!R BY GODS OR M5 OR HI/ORY8 ,?AT EV]YONE HAS TO PAY 9 ! 5D8 ,= ONE REASON OR ANO!R1 OR EV5 = NO REASON8 ,OR IS IT MAYBE ?AT EXI/5CE IS PRECI\S BECAUSE NOBODY EXI/S EXCEPT BEH9D 0,I MU/ WORK0 ID5TITIES8 ,ALL 9 ALL1 DO AU?ORITY & MONEY REALLY REGULATE H[ LOV]S KISS OR ! TA/E = W9E1 OR Y\R DREAMS1 OR ! SMELL ( ?YME ON A M\NTA9SIDE1 S9CE !Y GOVEM :AT !Y CO/8 ,IF IT IS & !Y DO1 !N ! WORLD IS UPSIDE D[N1 & ,I WANT TO SET IT RIE ALL SO SICK ( ! :OLE %EBANG ?AT WE WANT TO GIVE UP DY+ :IL/ GE/ICULAT+ LIKE ! LIV+4 ,9 ! PIT ( DESPAIR ! ROAD /OPS444OR CLIMBS4 ,AM ,I ! ONLY ONE TO OPPOSE Y\R SOCIETY-9 :I* DESIRE TURNS TO RAPE & ! WILL TO LIVE BECOMES DEADLY8 ,= ME1 JOY CANNOT BE SOLD1 DESIRE CANNOT BE PRIC$1 & ,I DO ?+S BECAUSE ,I FEEL LIKE IT1 UNCON/RA9$ BY ! LAWS ( 0SCRAT*-MY-BACK04 ,EV5 ! DISC\RAGEM5T & LACK ( CONFID5CE DRUMM$ 9 S9CE *ILDHOOD HAVE LO/ !IR P[] TO P]SUADE ME O!RWISE4
,& DO NOT KID Y\RSELVES ?AT ! TRIUMPH ( COMM]CE CAN CONCEAL ITS APPALL+ EFFECTS ON HUMANITY4 ,= Y\ CANNOT RESI/ ! HI/ORICAL FACT ( LIFE BY PROCESS+ IT SIMPLY 9TO PR(IT & LOSS4 ,COLLECTIVELY1 \R WILL TO LIVE WILL SMA% ! SUPREMACY ( S5ILE ECONOMICS4
,EV]YONE IS SO BOR$ ) ! PLEASURES ( SURVIVAL-PLEASURES ( A WORLD UPSIDE-D[N -- ?AT WE HAVE TO OP5 UP & FREE LIFE'S PLEASURES1 ?AT !Y MAY SPILL \T EV]Y:]E4 ,IF WE GIVE !M FREE RE9 WE DEMOLI% ! CURR5T DOM9ANT E?IC1 BUT IT WILL NOT BE DE/ROY$ TILL WE LET DESIRE RIP4 ,REVOLUTION NO LONG] LIES 9 REFUS+ TO ACQUIESCE & SURVIVE BUT 9 TAK+ A DELITICUL>LY ! MILITANTS444 ,YET ! WEAPON WE CAN ALL USE TO FIIANIZATION ( BODY & FEEL+ IS PLEASURE UN/9T$ & UNOPPOS$4
,MO/ PEOPLE HAVE LIV$ 9 OPPOSITION TO ! FL[ ( LIFE4 ,YET IT IS BECOM+ OBVI\S ?AT ?IS P]SPECTIVE IS N[ BE+ REV]S$ & ! >*ITECTS ( TOPSY-TURVY CONF\ND$4 ,IT ANN\NCES ! 5D ( ! ECONOMIC ]A & 9TRODUCES UNIV]SAL SELF-MANAGEM5T4 ,Y\ CAN HE> IT 9 PEOPLE'S HE>TBEATS1 IT IS AT ! HE>T ( PRES5T HI/ORICAL CONDITIONS3 FRE$OM AT LA/ TO 5JOY SO MANY PLEASURES4 ,IT SABOTAGES ! %OPKEEP]'S M5TALITY :I* P>ALYZES ! MUSCLES & GRATES ! N]VES & /IFLES DESIRE 9 ! NAME ( WORK & DUTY1 COMPULSION1 EX*ANGE1 GUILT1 9TELLECTUAL CONTROL & ! WILL TO P[]4 ,BY REV]S+ MY P]SPECTIVE1 ,I CAN DI/+UI% BETWE5 S\ND REASON+ :I* 5DS UP KILL+ ME1 FROM MY DESIRE TO LIVE1 REASON$ OR NOT4 ,REFUS+ TO SURVIVE IS REPLAC$ BY AFFIRMATION3 NO?+ CAN SATISFY MY APPETITE EXCEPT MORE LIFE4
,PEOPLE GR[ SO US$ TO FE>1 TO MURD]1 TO CONTEMPT & HATE ?AT !Y BECOME DEAF TO :ATEV] 9 !M :ISP]S ?AT MAYBE !Y >E WRONG & !IR ATTITUDE SIMPLY REFLECTS :AT !Y LOA! 9 !IR [N LIVES4 ,?AT IS :Y !Y PREF] DRUGS TO SUPPRESS !IR DESPAIR -- ! ILLUSION ( 9/ANT CURE KEEPS !M GO+4 ,BUT ! CANK] :I* DEV\RS !M REMA9S4
,FRE$OM HAS NO WORSE 5EMY ?AN !SE CURE-ALL PANACEAS :I* CLAIM TO TRANS=M SOCIETY4 ,= !SE VEILS ( EXORCI/ RITUAL SIMPLY S]VE TO SMUGGLE ! OLD WORLD BACK 94 ,LAWY]S = ! REVOLUTION OR SNIFF]S ( RADICAL *IC1 :ATEV] P$IGREES !SE GROC]S HAVE1 !Y >E \R ADV]S>IES1 >MOR-CLAD 9 NEUROSIS1 & WILL BE> ! FULL BRUNT ( ! VIOL5CE ( ?OSE :O LIVE )\T RE/RA9T4
,I KN[ WELL ! WISE M5 :O D5IGRATE SURVIVAL1 HAV+ 9 MANY WAYS BE5 ONE ( !M4 ,UND] ! CASSOCK ( ?AT HI<-BR[ CRITICISM MOVES ! SECUL> >M ( F> MORE PEMICI\S 9QUISITIONS4 ,BUT !Y M]ELY PROJECT ! DISGU/ !Y FEEL AT !MSELVES T[>DS O!RS4
,S9CE ! SY/EM SPREADS BY DE/ROY+ ITS PRODUC]S & ?US BY DE/ROY+ ITSELF1 ! PROBLEM IS H[ TO AVOID BECOM+ AN ACCESSORY TO TRADE4 ,?OSE :O :IMP] 9 PA91 UNABLE TO RELAX 5\< TO 5JOY !MSELVES1 GIVE UP EXTRICAT+ !IR DESIRES \T ( ! M]CANTILE /RANGLEHOLD1 & MAKE MONEY BECAUSE !Y CANNOT MAKE ANY?+ ELSE4 ,SU* POT5TIAL SUICIDES >E NOTABLE = ! WAY !Y SLAG ! ,E/ABLI%M5T2 BUT H[EV] CONV9C$ !Y SEEM1 !Y REMA9 ITS LACKEYS TO BE DUG BACK 9TO ! SOCIAL MIDD54 ,!Y HAVE GR[N QUITE US$ TO SUFF]+ BECAUSE ?+S DON'T *ANGE1 & HAVE ALSO GR[N TO RESPECT !IR NEIE4 ,Y\ CANNOT TELL AP>T !IR FUN]AL DIRGE FROM ! OLD WORLD'S ,DE ,PR(UNDIS4
0,LOVE & FRI5D%IP >E JU/ ILLUSIONS10 !Y :9E1 SNIVEL+ S5ILITIES ( ! RECLUSE4 ,NO D\BT ?AT IS :Y WE PAY !M SO MU* ATT5TION1 !SE OSSIFI$ L&[N]S & DISILLUSION$ CIVIL S]VANTS4 ,DECAY 5NOBLES4
,TOIL]S = ORD]1 TOIL]S = *AOS1 = 9HIBITION OR PSY*IC LIB41 ! AUTO-DE/RUCTIVE PROCESS ( TRADE PROGRAMS ! CURRICULUM VITAE ( 9EXI/5CE4 ,DEA? GRABS & Y\ /UMBLE FROM LIFE1 WOM \T ) KEEP+ ! BOOKS & BALANCE-%EETS ( DAILY MIS]Y1 OR ) /RUTT+ Y\R /UFF LIKE A HAM POLITICIAN BECAUSE ( ! WOND]FUL WAY Y\ >E MANAG+ TO DIE4
,?\< Y\ LOA! P[] Y\ REV]E IT NONE!LESS1 = FROM IT Y\ HAVE BORR[$ ?AT >ROGANT ATTITUDE ( REJECTION :I* 5DORSES ALL Y\R CONTEMPTIBLE ACTS4 ,BUT LIFE MOCKS ?OSE EV5 ) ! MO/ WOND]FUL !ORIES4 ,ONLY FROM PLEASURES IS BORN AUDACITY & LAUE BREAK+ D[N ! DOOR1 AN ACT ( P>TICUL>LY GROSS BEHAVIOR = ?OSE FA/IDI\S ME*ANICS 9 SOCIAL 5G9E]+ :O ?9K !Y SEE LIS ( AGE1 S\RCE ( SO MU* NO/ALGIC REM9ISC5CE1 >E ! W\NDS ( SELF-R5UNCIATION1 PLEASURE MUTILAT$ & BL$ TO DEA? BY A MANIA = APPE>ANCES1 A NE$ TO DOM9ATE1 & ! WILL TO P[]4
,Y\R TRU?S HAVE LITTLE BUT ! BITT]NESS :I* HAS S[N !M1 !IR $GE HON$ ON G5]ATIONS :O LE>N$ TO ACCEPT ?+S ONLY IF ACCOMPANI$ BY KICKS1 CUFFS & MORTIFICATION4 ,BUT ALL >GUM5TS CUT BO? WAYS & SET UP !IR [N REPRESSION4 ,:AT IS KN[L$GE WOR? :5 IT IS F\ND$ ON ! TACIT PO/ULATE ?AT ONESELF IS ONE'S [N WOR/ 5EMY8
,AN 9FLU5TIAL P]SON QUICKLY DISCOV]S ?AT ?\< HE CONTROLS O!RS HE HAS NO REAL EXI/5CE = !M4 ,%\LD HE HOPE TO SAFEGU>D ?IS PHANTOM SELF 0= ! GOOD ( HIS FELL[-M501 HE LOSES & DECEIVES HIMSELF AS WELL AS HIS PUBLIC4 ,?AT IS :Y ,I DO NOT 9T5D TO TRY TO CONV9CE Y\3 ,I DO NOT C>E TO ADD SCORN TO :ATEV] CONTEMPT Y\ ALREADY HAVE = O!RS4 ,H[EV] RAPT Y\R ATT5TION TO ! V>I\S MESS5G]S ( SELF-DE/RUCTION1 :OM ,I AM SURE WILL REPAY Y\R ATT5TION ) 9T]E/1 ,I PREF]1 RA!R (FH&$LY1 TO WAIT UNTIL SOON] OR LAT] Y\ GR[ DEAF TO EV]Y?+ ?AT DOES NOT 9CREASE Y\R PLEASURE4
,IT IS MU* MORE ! LACK ( FUN :I* BATT]S US ?AN OV]-ABUNDANCE & 9DULG5CE4 ,LET ! DEAD BURY ! LIV+ DEAD4 ,MY WELL-BE+ DOES NOT D9E UPON VIRTUE & C]TA9LY NOT UPON REVOLUTION>Y VIRTUE4 ,I FEA/ UPON :AT IS ALIVE & KICK+4 ,DEAD TRU?S >E V5OM\S1 AS ALL :O GIVE UP !IR DESIRES DISCOV]4
,:AT'S A BOOK WOR? :I* DOES NOT SAY MORE ?AN ALL ! O!RS8 ,:AT RETURNS EA* MAN TO HIMSELF IS WRITT5 ) ! TA/E ( PL5TY1 NOT UND] ! SC\RGE ( DIRECTIVES4 ,! ',BOOK ( ,PLEASURES' IS B\ND TO BE TA9T$ ) ! LIFE ( 9TELLECTUALISM1 SEP>ATE ?\RY CAN BE DISSOLV$ ONLY BY DO+ EXACTLY :AT WE WANT TO DO1 )\T QUALM OR HESITATION4 ,MAY Y\R DESIRES WIPE \T :ATEV] LIES REMA9 H]E1 & EFFACE ! GR& 9QUISITOR FROM Y\R BRA94
,9 ALL BE+S1 9 ALL ?+S1 9 ALL CREATION1 ,I TAKE :AT PLEASES & LEAVE ! RE/4 ,KEEP AWAY1 S]I\S CRITICS6 ,?IS IS NOT = Y\4 ,:Y %\LD Y\ PUT UP ) ME IF Y\ CANNOT /& Y\RSELVES8 ,I DON'T GIVE A TOSS :AT Y\ ?9K ( ?IS BOOK2 SO :AT Y\ DO ) IT IS UP TO Y\4 ,I HAVE NO?+ TO EX*ANGE4 ,IF Y\ KN[ ALL ?IS & BETT]1 GO TO IT6
,:OEV] LE>NS TO LOVE HIMSELF IS BEYOND ! PLOTS & SPELLS ( %AME & GUILT & ! FE> ( LOV+2 & KN[S TOO1 ?AT DESPITE MY ]RORS ,I DO NOT VE] AN 9* FROM MY DESIRE TO CREATE A SOCIETY BAS$ UPON ! 9DIVIDUAL WILL TO LIVE1 BY GLOBALLY SUBV]T+ ! SOCIETY :I* HAS /OOD EV]Y?+ ON ITS HEAD4
,:AT C\LD ,I WI% = ! PRES5T BUT TO TAKE ! GREATE/ PLEASURE 9 BE+ :AT ,I AM8 ,TO 5JOY MYSELF 9 SU* A WAY ?AT NEV] AGA9 DO ,I GET BOGG$ D[N 9 O!R PEOPLE'S MIS]Y4 ,IF !SE RIE2 LOOK AT !M1 !Y >E SO GRACELESS1 & !IR EYES >E DEAD TO :AT'S LEFT ( LIFE BEYOND AFFECTIVE BLOCKS & COMP5SATORY B+ES4 ,:O WILL %ATT] ! ROCK ?AT = MILL5IA HAS SAT UPON 9DIVIDUAL AUTONOMY8 ,= SO LONG N[ LE>N+ TO LIVE HAS MEANT LE>N+ TO DIE4
0,:5 ,I COME TO MAKE A :EEL10 SAID ! :EELRID AT IT1 IT'LL BE FIRM BUT GROSSLY PROPORTION$4 ,BUT IF ,I TAKE IT /EADILY1 AT MY [N SPE$ & SO ?AT IT FEELS RID ) IT4 ,ONLY ! 9DIVIDUAL WILL TO LIVE CAN MAKE ! ,BOOK ( ,PLEASURES :AT IT IS TO ME1 AN URGE TO HAVE FUN ?AT NO?+ & NO-ONE \TSIDE MYSELF HAS IMPOS$ ON ME4
,I LIKE ! ,VI5NESE HUM\RI/'S QUIP3 0,!RE >E A LOT ( PEOPLE :O'D LOVE TO HIT ME1 & MANY :O'D LIKE TO *AT ) ME = AN H\R4 ,!Y >E G5]ALLY ! SAME PEOPLE40 ,CUT ME OR LIONIZE ME1 IT'S A JOKE EI!R WAY6 ,BUT ,I CAN'T %IELD MYSELF FROM ! FEEL+ ?AT :OEV] REPRESSES HIMSELF1 REFUS+ HIS [N DESIRES & TURN+ T[>DS DEA?1 ADDS A %ACKLE TO MY EMANCIPATION ,I C\LD WELL DO )\T 4
,! KEY IS )9 EA* ( US4 ,NO 9/RUCTIONS COME ) IT4 ,:5 Y\ DECIDE TO TREAT Y\RSELF AS Y\R ONLY PO9T ( REF]5CE Y\ WILL CEASE TO BE TRAPP$ BY NAME-DROPP+ -- Y\RS OR M9E -- OR BY DEF]R+ TO O!R PEOPLE'S OP9IONS1 OR BY ! P>TICUL> WAY !Y SEE ?+S4 ,& Y\ WILL CEASE TO L9K Y\RSELF TO ! PEOPLE :OSE EV]PRES5T MEMORIES ( HAV+ TAK5 P>T 9 A MOVEM5T 9 HI/ORY /ILL PREV5T !M FROM D]IV+ ANY P]SONAL B5EFIT FROM ! EXP]I5CE4
,IT IS 5TIRELY UP TO US TO 9V5T \R [N LIVES4 ,WE WA/E SO MU* 5]GY 9 LIV+ VIC>I\SLY1 IT IS REALLY H>D WORK1 :5 IT W\LD BE 5\<1 IF Y\ LOVE Y\RSELF1 TO APPLY ?IS 5]GY TO ! A*IEVEM5T & DEVELOPM5T ( ! 9COMPLETE BE+1 ! *ILD )94 ,I WI% TO REA* ! ANONYMITY ( DESIRE & BE C>RI$ AWAY ON ! FLOOD4
,9 5DLESSLY D5ATUR+ :AT /ILL SEEM$ NATURAL1 ! HI/ORY ( TRADE HAS REA*$ A PO9T :]E EI!R WE P]I% ) IT OR RECREATE NATURE & HUMANITY COMPLETELY AFRE%4 ,BEYOND ! 9V]SION 9 :I* DEA? BATT5S ON LIFE1 LIFE LEAPS UP1 & SWIFTLY SKET*ES SOCIETY :]E PLEASURE COMES ( ITS [N ACCORD4
,AT ANY ONE MOM5T1 MY 'ME' IS TO BE F\ND TIATION1 ORD]S1 PAYM5TS1 REPROA*ES OR P[]4 ,MY /RUGGLE = AUTONOMY IS ?AT ( ! PROLET>IAN AGA9/ HIS GR[+ PROLET>IANIZATION1 ( ! 9DIVIDUAL AGA9/ ! OMNIPRES5T DICTATOR%IP ( GOODS = SALE1 ! COMMODITY4 ,LIFE ]UPT+ HAS KICK$ A BREA* 9 Y\R DEA?-ORI5T$ CIVILIZATION4
,WILL Y\ N[ ACCUSE ME ( BE+ OV]LY SUBJECTIVE8 ,PROBABLY Y\ WILL2 BUT TAKE C>E1 BECAUSE ONE DAY Y\R [N SUBJECTIVITY MAY TAP Y\ ON ! %\LD] & REM9D Y\ ( ! LIFE :I* Y\ >E MO/ LAM5TABLY LOS+4 ,OV] Y\R REALISM MY NAIVETY HAS ONE 9COMP>ABLE ADVANTAGE3 IT IS BRIMM+ OV] ) MO/ AMUS+ MON/]S1 9 CONTRA/ TO :AT Y\ CALL PLANN+ & =ESIS4
,9DIVIDUALS >E BE+ BORN AGA9 & ,I AM GLAD1 GLAD AS AT SPR+ BURGEON+ AGA9 9 ! E>?4 ,W]E ,I ALONE 9 FEEL+ IT1 ! 5T]TA9+ FOLLY ( HAV+ DESIR$ TO CONQU] DEA? BY LIB]AT+ ALL DESIRES FROM IT W\LD REMA94
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