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,AU?OR 3 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM 

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,I HAVE NO 9T5TION ( REVEAL+ :AT !RE IS ( MY LIFE 9 ?IS BOOK TO READ]S :O >E NOT PREP>$ TO RELIVE IT4 ,I AWAIT ! DAY :5 IT WILL LOSE & F9D ITSELF 9 A G5]AL MOVEM5T ( IDEAS1 JU/ AS ,I LIKE TO ?9K ?AT ! PRES5T CONDITIONS WILL BE ]AS$ FROM ! MEMORIES ( M54 

,! WORLD MU/ BE REMADE2 ALL ! SPECIALI/S 9 RECONDITION+ WILL NOT BE ABLE TO /OP IT4 ,S9CE ,I DO NOT WANT TO UND]/& !M1 ,I PREF] ?AT !Y %\LD NOT UND]/& ME4 

,AS = ! O!RS1 ,I ASK = !IR GOODWILL ) A HUMILITY !Y WILL NOT FAIL TO P]CEIVE4 ,I %\LD HAVE LIK$ A BOOK LIKE ?IS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO ?OSE M9DS LEA/ ADDL$ BY 9TELLECTUAL J>GON2 ,I HOPE ,I HAVE NOT FAIL$ ABSOLUTELY4 ,ONE DAY A FEW =MULAS WILL EM]GE FROM ?IS *AOS & FIRE PO9T-BLANK ON \R 5EMIES4 ,TILL !N !SE S5T5CES1 READ & RE-READ1 WILL HAVE TO DO !IR SL[ WORK4 ,! PA? T[>D SIMPLICITY IS ! MO/ COMPLEX ( ALL1 & H]E 9 P>TICUL> IT SEEM$ BE/ NOT TO TE> AWAY FROM ! COMMONPLACE ! TANGLE ( ROOTS :I* 5ABLE US TO TRANSPLANT IT 9TO ANO!R REGION1 :]E WE CAN CULTIVATE IT TO \R [N PR(IT4 

,I HAVE NEV] PRET5D$ TO REVEAL ANY?+ NEW OR TO LAUN* NOVELTIES ONTO ! CULTURE M>KET4 ,A M9UTE CORRECTION ( ! ESS5TIAL IS MORE IMPORTANT ?AN A HUNDR$ NEW ACCESSORIES4 ,ALL ?AT IS NEW IS ! DIRECTION ( ! CURR5T :I* C>RIES COMMONPLACES ALONG4 

,= AS LONG AS !RE HAVE BE5 M5 -- & M5 :O READ ,LAUTREAMONT -- EV]Y?+ HAS BE5 SAID & FEW PEOPLE HAVE GA9$ ANY?+ FROM IT4 ,BECAUSE \R IDEAS >E 9 !MSELVES COMMONPLACE1 !Y CAN ONLY BE ( VALUE TO PEOPLE :O >E NOT4 

,! MOD]N WORLD MU/ LE>N :AT IT ALREADY KN[S1 BECOME :AT IT ALREADY IS1 BY MEANS ( A GREAT WORK ( EXORCISM1 BY CONSCI\S PRACTICE4 ,ONE CAN ESCAPE FROM ! COMMONPLACE ONLY BY MANH&L+ IT1 MA/]+ IT1 /EEP+ IT 9 DREAMS1 GIV+ IT OV] TO ! SOV]EIGN PLEASURE ( SUBJECTIVITY4 ,ABOVE ALL ,I HAVE EMPHASIZ$ SUBJECTIVE WILL1 BUT NOBODY %\LD CRITICIZE ?IS UNTIL !Y HAVE EXAM9$ ! EXT5T TO :I* ! OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y WORLD >E FUR!R+ ! CAUSE ( SUBJECTIVITY DAY BY DAY4 ,EV]Y?+ />TS FROM SUBJECTIVITY1 & NO?+ /OPS !RE4 ,TODAY LESS ?AN EV]4 

,FROM N[ ON ! /RUGGLE BETWE5 SUBJECTIVITY & :AT DEGRADES IT WILL EXT5D ! SCOPE ( ! OLD CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,IT REVITALIZES IT & MAKES IT MORE BITT]4 ,! DESIRE TO LIVE IS A POLITICAL DECISION4 ,WE DO NOT WANT A WORLD 9 :I* ! GU>ANTEE ?AT WE WILL NOT DIE ( />VATION IS B\<T BY ACCEPT+ ! RISK ( DY+ ( BOR$OM4 

,! MAN ( SURVIVAL IS MAN GR\ND UP BY ! MA*9]Y ( HI]>*ICAL P[]1 CAU<T 9 A MASS ( 9T]F]5CES1 A TANGLE ( OPPRESSIVE TE*NIQUES :OSE RATIONALIZATION ONLY AWAITS ! PATI5T PROGRAMM+ ( PROGRAMM$ M9DS4 

,! MAN ( SURVIVAL IS ALSO SELF-UNIT$ MAN1 ! MAN ( TOTAL REFUSAL4 ,NOT A S+LE 9/ANT GOES BY )\T EA* ( US LIV+ CONTRADICTORILY1 & ON EV]Y LEVEL ( REALITY1 ! CONFLICT BETWE5 OPPRESSION & FRE$OM1 & )\T ?IS CONFLICT BE+ /RANGELY DE=M$1 & GRASP$ AT ! SAME TIME 9 TWO ANTAGONI/IC P]SPECTIVES3 ! P]SPECTIVE ( P[] & ! P]SPECTIVE ( SUP]SESSION4 ,! TWO P>TS ( ?IS BOOK1 DEVOT$ TO ! ANALYSIS ( !SE TWO P]SPECTIVES1 %\LD ?US BE APPROA*$1 NOT 9 SUCCESSION1 AS !IR >RANGEM5T DEM&S1 BUT SIMULTANE\SLY1 S9CE ! DESCRIPTION ( ! NEGATIVE F\NDS ! POSITIVE PROJECT & ! POSITIVE PROJECT CONFIRMS NEGATIVITY4 ,! BE/ >RANGEM5T ( A BOOK IS NONE AT ALL1 SO ?AT ! READ] CAN DISCOV] HIS [N4 

,:]E ! WRIT+ FAILS IT REFLECTS ! FAILURE ( ! READ] AS A READ]1 & EV5 MORE AS A MAN4 ,IF ! ELEM5T ( BOR$OM IT CO/ ME TO WRITE IT COMES ?R\< :5 Y\ READ IT1 ?IS WILL ONLY BE ONE MORE >GUM5T DEMON/RAT+ \R FAILURE TO LIVE4 ,= ! RE/1 ! GRAVITY ( ! TIMES MU/ EXCUSE ! GRAVITY ( MY TONE4 ,LEVITY ALWAYS FALLS %ORT ( ! WRITT5 WORDS OR OV]%OOTS !M4 ,! IRONY 9 ?IS CASE WILL CONSI/ 9 NEV] =GETT+ ?AT4 

,?IS BOOK IS P>T ( A CURR5T ( AGITATION ( :I* ! WORLD HAS NOT HE>D ! LA/4 ,IT SETS =? A SIMPLE CONTRIBUTION1 AMONG O!RS1 TO ! RECREATION ( ! 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 ,ITS IMPORTANCE HAD BETT] NOT ESCAPE ANYBODY1 = NOBODY1 9 TIME1 WILL BE ABLE TO ESCAPE ITS CONCLUSIONS4  
  

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