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,BECAUSE ( ITS 9CREAS+ TRIVIALITY1 EV]YDAY LIFE HAS GRADUALLY BECOME \R C5TRAL PREOCCUPATION 7#a74 ,NO ILLUSION1 SACR$ OR DECONSECRAT$ 7#b71 COLLECTIVE OR 9DIVIDUAL1 CAN HIDE ! POV]TY ( \R DAILY ACTIONS ANY LONG] 7#c74 ,! 5RI*M5T ( LIFE CALLS 9EXORABLY = ! ANALYSIS ( ! NEW =MS TAK5 BY POV]TY1 & ! P]FECTION ( ! OLD WEAPONS ( REFUSAL 7#d74 

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,! HI/ORY ( \R TIMES CALLS TO M9D ?OSE ,WALT ,DISNEY *>ACT]S :O RU% MADLY OV] ! $GE ( A CLIFF )\T SEE+ IT1 SO ?AT ! P[] ( !IR IMAG9ATION KEEPS !M SUSP5D$ 9 MID-AIR2 BUT AS SOON AS !Y LOOK D[N & SEE :]E !Y >E1 !Y FALL4 

,CONTEMPOR>Y ?\<T1 LIKE ,BOSU/OV'S H]OES1 CAN NO LONG] RE/ ON ITS [N DELUSIONS4 ,:AT US$ TO HOLD IT UP1 TODAY BR+S IT D[N4 ,IT RU%ES FULL TILT 9 FRONT ( ! REALITY ?AT WILL CRU% IT3 ! REALITY ?AT IS LIV$ EV]Y DAY4  
  

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,IS ?IS DAWN+ LUCIDITY ESS5TIALLY NEW8 ,I DON'T ?9K SO4 ,EV]YDAY LIFE ALWAYS PRODUCES ! DEM& = A BRI<T] LI<T1 IF ONLY BECAUSE ( ! NE$ :I* EV]YONE FEELS TO WALK 9 /EP ) ! M>* ( HI/ORY4 ,BUT !RE >E MORE TRU?S 9 TW5TY-F\R H\RS ( A MAN'S LIFE ?AN 9 ALL ! PHILOSOPHIES4 ,EV5 A PHILOSOPH] CANNOT IGNORE IT1 = ALL HIS SELF-CONTEMPT2 & HE LE>NS ?IS SELF-CONTEMPT FROM HIS CONSOLATION1 PHILOSOPHY4 ,AFT] SOM]SAULT+ ONTO HIS [N %\LD]S TO %\T HIS MESSAGE TO ! WORLD FROM A GREAT] HEI<T1 ! PHILOSOPH] F9I%ES BY SEE+ ! WORLD 9SIDE \T2 & EV]Y?+ 9 IT GOES ASKEW1 UPSIDE D[N1 TO P]SUADE HIM ?AT HE IS /&+ UPRI<T4 ,BUT HE CANNOT ESCAPE HIS [N DELIRIUM2 & REFUS+ TO ADMIT IT SIMPLY MAKES IT MORE UNCOM=TABLE4 

,! MORALI/S ( ! SIXTE5? & SEV5TE5? C5TURIES RUL$ OV] A /OCKROOM ( COMMONPLACES1 BUT TOOK SU* PA9S TO CONCEAL ?IS ?AT !Y BUILT >\ND IT A V]ITABLE PALACE ( /UCCO & SPECULATION4 ,A PALACE ( IDEAS %ELT]S BUT IMPRISONS LIV$ EXP]I5CE4 ,FROM ITS GATES EM]GES A S9C]E CONVICTION SUFFUS$ ) ! ,SUBLIME ,TONE & ! FICTION ( ! 'UNIV]SAL MAN'1 BUT IT BREA!S ) P]PETUAL ANGUI%4 ,! ANALY/ TRIES TO ESCAPE ! GRADUAL SCL]OSIS ( EXI/5CE BY REA*+ SOME ESS5TIAL PR(UNDITY2 & ! MORE HE ALI5ATES HIMSELF BY EXPRESS+ HIMSELF ACCORD+ TO ! DOM9ANT IMAG]Y ( HIS TIME 7! FEUDAL IMAGE 9 :I* ,GOD1 MON>*Y & ! WORLD >E 9DIVISIBLY UNIT$71 ! MORE HIS LUCIDITY PHOTOGRAPHS ! HIDD5 FACE ( LIFE1 ! MORE IT '9V5TS' ! EV]YDAY4 

,5LI<T5M5T PHILOSOPHY ACCEL]AT$ ! DESC5T T[>DS ! CONCRETE 9S(> AS ! CONCRETE WAS 9 SOME WAYS BR\<T TO P[] ) ! REVOLUTION>Y B\RGEOISIE4 ,FROM ! RU9 ( ,HEAV51 MAN FELL 9TO ! RU9S ( HIS [N WORLD4 ,:AT HAPP5$8 ,SOME?+ LIKE ?IS3 T5 ?\S& PEOPLE >E CONV9C$ ?AT !Y HAVE SE5 A FAKIR'S ROPE RISE 9TO ! AIR1 :ILE AS MANY CAM]AS PROVE ?AT IT HASN'T MOV$ AN 9*4 ,SCI5TIFIC OBJECTIVITY EXPOSES MY/IFICATION4 ,V]Y GOOD1 BUT :AT DOES IT %[ US8 ,A COIL$ ROPE1 ( ABSOLUTELY NO 9T]E/4 ,I HAVE LITTLE TO *OOSE BETWE5 ! D\BTFUL PLEASURE ( BE+ MY/IFI$ & ! T$IUM ( CONTEMPLAT+ A REALITY :I* DOES NOT CONC]N ME4 ,A REALITY :I* ,I HAVE NO GRASP ON1 ISN'T ?IS ! OLD LIE RE-CONDITION$1 ! ULTIMATE /AGE ( MY/IFICATION8 

,FROM N[ ON ! ANALY/S >E 9 ! /REETS4 ,LUCIDITY ISN'T !IR ONLY WEAPON4 ,!IR ?\<T IS NO LONG] 9 DANG] ( BE+ IMPRISON$1 EI!R BY ! FALSE REALITY ( GODS1 OR BY ! FALSE REALITY ( TE*NOCRATS6 

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,RELIGI\S BELIEFS CONCEAL$ MAN FROM HIMSELF2 !IR ,BA/ILLE WALL$ HIM UP 9 A PYRAMIDAL WORLD ) ,GOD AT ! SUMMIT & ! K+ JU/ BEL[4 ,ALAS1 ON ! F\RTE5? ( ,JULY !RE WASN'T 5\< FRE$OM TO BE F\ND AMONG ! RU9S ( UNIT>Y P[] TO PREV5T ! RU9S !MSELVES FROM BECOM+ ANO!R PRISON4 ,BEH9D ! R5T VEIL ( SUP]/ITION APPE>$1 NOT NAK$ TRU?1 AS ,MESLI] HAD DREAM$1 BUT ! BIRDLIME ( IDEOLOGIES4 ,! PRISON]S ( FRAGM5T>Y P[] HAVE NO REFUGE FROM TYRANNY BUT ! %AD[ ( FRE$OM4 

,TODAY !RE IS NOT AN ACTION OR A ?\<T ?AT IS NOT TRAPP$ 9 ! NET ( RECEIV$ IDEAS4 ,! SL[ FALL-\T ( P>TICLES ( ! EXPLOD$ MY? SPREADS SACR$ DU/ EV]Y:]E1 *OK+ ! SPIRIT & ! WILL TO LIVE4 ,CON/RA9TS HAVE BECOME LESS OCCULT1 MORE BLATANT2 LESS P[]FUL1 MORE NUM]\S4 ,DOCILITY NO LONG] EMANATES FROM PRIE/LY MAGIC1 IT RESULTS FROM A MASS ( M9OR HYPNOSES3 NEWS1 CULTURE1 T[N-PLANN+1 PUBLICITY1 ME*ANISMS ( CONDITION+ & SUGGE/ION 9 ! S]VICE ( ANY ORD]1 E/ABLI%$ OR TO COME4 ,WE >E LIKE ,GULLIV] LY+ /R&$ ON ! ,LILLIPUTIAN %ORE ) EV]Y P>T ( HIS BODY TI$ D[N2 DET]M9$ TO FREE HIMSELF1 HE LOOKS KE5LY >\ND HIM3 ! SMALLE/ DETAIL ( ! L&SCAPE1 ! SMALLE/ CONT\R ( ! GR\ND1 ! SLI<TE/ MOVEM5T1 EV]Y?+ BECOMES A SIGN ON :I* HIS ESCAPE MAY DEP5D4 ,! MO/ C]TA9 *ANCES ( LIB]ATION >E BORN 9 :AT IS MO/ FAMILI>4 ,WAS IT EV] O!RWISE8 ,>T1 E?ICS1 PHILOSOPHY BE> WITNESS3 UND] ! CRU/ ( WORDS & CONCEPTS1 ! LIV+ REALITY ( NON-ADAPTATION TO ! WORLD IS ALWAYS CR\*$1 READY TO SPR+4 ,S9CE NEI!R GODS NOR WORDS CAN MANGE TO COV] IT UP DEC5TLY ANY LONG]1 ?IS COMMONPLACE CREATURE ROAMS NAK$ 9 RAILWAY /ATIONS & VACANT LOTS2 IT CONFRONTS Y\ AT EA* EVASION ( Y\RSELF1 IT T\*ES Y\R ELB[1 CAT*ES Y\R EYE2 & ! DIALOGUE BEG9S4 ,Y\ MU/ LOSE Y\RSELF ) IT OR SAVE IT ) Y\4 

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,TOO MANY CORPSES /REW ! PA?S ( 9DIVIDUALISM & COLLECTIVISM4 ,UND] TWO APP>5TLY CONTRADICTORY RATIONALITIES HAS RAG$ AN ID5TICAL GANG/]ISM1 AN ID5TICAL OPPRESSION ( ! ISOLAT$ MAN4 ,! H& :I* SMO!R$ ,LAUTREAMONT RETURN$ TO /RANGLE ,S]GE ,YES592 ONE DI$ 9 ! LODG+ H\SE ( HIS L&LORD ,JULES-,FRANCOISE ,DUPUIS1 ! O!R HUNG HIMSELF 9 A NATIONALIZ$ HOTEL4 ,EV]Y:]E ! LAW IS V]IFI$3 0,!RE IS NO WEAPON ( Y\R 9DIVIDUAL WILL :I*1 ONCE APPROPRIAT$ BY O!RS1 DOES NOT TURN AGA9/ Y\40 ,IF ANYONE SAYS OR WRITES ?AT PRACTICAL REASON MU/ H5CE=? BE BAS$ UPON ! RI<TS ( ! 9DIVIDUAL & ! 9DIVIDUAL ALONE1 HE 9VALIDATES HIS [N PROPOSITION IF HE DOESN'T 9VITE HIS AUDI5CE TO MAKE ?IS /ATEM5T TRUE = !MSELVES4 ,SU* A PRO( CAN ONLY BE LIV$1 GRASP$ FROM ! 9SIDE4 ,?AT IS :Y EV]Y?+ 9 ! NOTES :I* FOLL[ %\LD BE TE/$ & CORRECT$ BY ! IMM$IATE EXP]I5CE ( EV]YONE4 ,NO?+ IS SO VALUABLE ?AT IT NE$ NOT BE />T$ AFRE%1 NO?+ IS SO RI* ?AT IT NE$ NOT BE 5RI*$ CON/ANTLY4  
  

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,JU/ AS WE DI/+UI% 9 PRIVATE LIFE BETWE5 :AT A MAN ?9KS & SAYS AB\T HIMSELF & :AT HE REALLY IS & DOES1 EV]YONE HAS LE>N$ TO DI/+UI% ! RHETORIC & ! MESSIANIC PRET5SIONS ( POLITICAL P>TIES FROM !IR ORGANIZATION & REAL 9T]E/S3 :AT !Y ?9K !Y >E1 FROM :AT !Y >E4 ,A MAN'S ILLUSIONS AB\T HIMSELF & O!RS >E NOT BASICALLY DIFF]5T FROM ! ILLUSIONS :I* GR\PS1 CLASSES1 & P>TIES HAVE AB\T !MSELVES4 ,9DE$1 !Y COME FROM ! SAME S\RCE3 ! DOM9ANT IDEAS1 :I* >E ! IDEAS ( ! DOM9ANT CLASS1 EV5 IF !Y TAKE AN ANTAGONI/IC =M4 

,! WORLD ( ISMS1 :E!R IT 5VELOPS ! :OLE ( HUMANITY OR A S+LE P]SON1 IS NEV] ANY?+ BUT A WORLD DRA9$ ( REALITY1 A T]RIBLY REAL S$UCTION BY FALSEHOOD4 ,! ?REE CRU%+ DEFEATS SUFF]$ BY ! ,COMMUNE1 ! ,SP>TAKI/ MOVEM5T & ! ,KRON/ADT SAILORS %[$ ONCE & = ALL :AT BLOODBA?S >E ! \TCOME ( ?REE IDEOLOGIES ( FRE$OM3 LIB]ALISM1 SOCIALISM1 & ,BOL%EVISM4 ,H[EV]1 BE=E ?IS C\LD BE UNIV]SALLY UND]/OOD & ADMITT$1 BA/>D OR HYBRID =MS ( !SE IDEOLOGIES HAD TO VULG>IZE !IR 9ITIAL ATROCITY ) MORE TELL+ PRO(S3 CONC5TRATION CAMPS1 ,LACO/E'S ,ALG]IA1 ,BUDAPE/4 ,! GREAT COLLECTIVE ILLUSIONS1 ANEMIC AFT] %$D+ ! BLOOD ( SO MANY M51 HAVE GIV5 WAY TO ! ?\S&S ( PRE-PACK$ IDEOLOGIES SOLD BY CONSUM] SOCIETY LIKE SO MANY PORTABLE BRA9-SCRAMBL+ MA*9ES4 ,WILL IT NE$ AS MU* BLOOD AGA9 TO %[ ?AT A HUNDR$ ?\S& P9PRICKS KILL AS SURELY AS A C\PLE ( BL[S ) A CLUB8  
  

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,:AT AM ,I SUPPOS$ TO DO 9 A GR\P ( MILITANTS :O EXPECT ME TO LEAVE 9 ! CLOAKROOM1 ,I WON'T SAY A FEW IDEAS -- = MY IDEAS W\LD HAVE L$ ME TO JO9 ! GR\P -- BUT ! DREAMS & DESIRES :I* NEV] LEAVE ME1 ! WI% TO LIVE AU!NTICALLY & )\T RE/RA9T8 ,:AT'S ! USE ( EX*ANG+ ONE ISOLATION1 ONE MONOTONY1 ONE LIE = ANO!R8 ,:5 ! ILLUSION ( REAL *ANGE HAS BE5 EXPOS$1 A M]E *ANGE ( ILLUSION BECOMES 9TOL]ABLE4 ,BUT PRES5T CONDITIONS >E PRECISELY !SE3 ! ECONOMY CANNOT /OP MAK+ US CONSUME MORE & MORE1 & TO CONSUME )\T RESPITE IS TO *ANGE ILLUSIONS AT AN ACCEL]AT+ PACE :I* GRADUALLY DISSOLVES ! ILLUSION ( *ANGE4 ,WE F9D \RSELVES ALONE1 UN*ANG$1 FROZ5 9 ! EMPTY SPACE BEH9D ! WAT]FALL ( GADGETS1 FAMILY C>S & PAP]BACKS4 

PEOPLE )\T IMAG9ATION >E BEG9N+ TO TIRE ( ! IMPORTANCE ATTA*$ TO COM=T1 TO CULTURE1 TO LEISURE1 TO ALL ?AT DE/ROYS IMAG9ATION4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT PEOPLE >E NOT REALLY TIR$ ( COM=T1 CULTURE & LEISURE BUT ( ! USE TO :I* !Y >E PUT1 :I* IS PRECISELY :AT /OPS US 5JOY+ !M4 

,! AFFLU5T SOCIETY IS A SOCIETY ( VOYEURS4 ,TO EA* HIS [N KALEIDOSCOPE3 A T9Y MOVEM5T ( ! F+]S & ! PICTURE *ANGES4 ,Y\ CAN'T LOSE3 TWO FRIDGES1 A M9I-C>1 ,T,V1 PROMOTION1 TIME TO KILL444 !N ! MONOTONY ( ! IMAGES WE CONSUME GETS ! UPP] H&1 REFLECT+ ! MONOTONY ( ! ACTION :I* PRODUCES !M1 ! SL[ ROTATION ( ! KALEIDOSCOPE BETWE5 F+] & ?UMB4 ,!RE WAS NO M9I-C>1 ONLY AN IDEOLOGY ALMO/ UNCONNECT$ ) ! AUTOMOBILE MA*9E4 ,FLU%$ ) ,PIMM'S ,NO4#a1 WE SAVOR A /RANGE COCKTAIL ( ALCOHOL & CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,NO?+ SURPRIS+ ANY MORE1 !RE'S ! RUB6 ,! MONOTONY ( ! IDEOLOGICAL SPECTACLE MAKES US AW>E ( ! PASSIVITY ( LIFE3 SURVIVAL4 ,BEYOND ! PRE-FABRICAT$ SC&ALS -- ,SC&ALE P]FUME1 ,PR(UMO SC&AL -- A REAL SC&AL APPE>S1 ! SC&AL ( ACTIONS DRA9$ ( !IR SUB/ANCE TO ! PR(IT ( AN ILLUSION :I* ! FAILURE ( ITS 5*ANTM5T R5D]S MORE ODI\S EV]Y DAY4 ,ACTIONS WEAK & PALE FROM N\RI%+ DAZZL+ IMAG9>Y COMP5SATIONS1 ACTIONS PAUP]IZ$ BY 5RI*+ L(TY SPECULATIONS 9TO :I* !Y 5T]$ LIKE M5IALS ?R\< ! IGNOM9I\S CATEGORY ( 'TRIVIAL' OR 'COMMONPLACE'1 ACTIONS :I* TODAY >E FREE BUT EXHAU/$1 READY TO LOSE !IR WAY ONCE MORE1 OR EXPIRE UND] ! WEI<T ( !IR [N WEAKNESS4 ,!RE !Y >E1 9 EV]Y ONE ( Y\1 FAMILI>1 SAD1 NEWLY RETURN$ TO ! IMM$IATE1 LIV+ REALITY :I* WAS !IR BIR?PLACE4 ,& H]E Y\ >E1 BEWILD]$ & LO/ 9 A NEW PROSAISM1 A P]SPECTIVE 9 :I* NE> & F> CO9CIDE4 

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,! CONCEPT ( CLASS /RUGGLE CON/ITUT$ ! FIR/ CONCRETE1 TACTICAL M>%AL+ ( ! %OCKS & 9JURIES :I* M5 LIVE 9DIVIDUALLY2 IT WAS BORN 9 ! :IRLPOOL ( SUFF]+ :I* ! R$UCTION ( HUMAN RELATIONS TO ME*ANISMS ( EXPLOITATION CREAT$ EV]Y:]E 9 9DU/RIAL SOCIETIES4 ,IT ISSU$ FROM A WILL TO TRANS=M ! WORLD & *ANGE LIFE4 

,SU* A WEAPON NE$$ CON/ANT ADJU/M5T4 YET WE SEE ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL TURN+ ITS BACK ON >TI/S BY MAK+ WORK]S' DEM&S ! SOLE BASIS ( A PROJECT :I* ,M>X HAD %[N TO CONC]N ALL ?OSE :O S\<T1 9 ! REFUSAL TO BE SLAVES1 A FULL LIFE & A TOTAL HUMANITY4 ,LAC5AIRE1 ,BOREL1 ,LASSAILLY1 ,BU*N]1 ,BAUDELAIRE1 ,HOLD]L9 -- WASN'T ?IS ALSO MIS]Y & ITS RADICAL REFUSAL8 P]HAPS ?IS MI/AKE WAS EXCUSABLE !N3 ,I NEI!R KN[ NOR C>E4 ,:AT IS C]TA9 IS ?AT IT IS %E] MADNESS A C5TURY LAT]1 :5 ! ECONOMY ( CONSUMPTION IS ABSORB+ ! ECONOMY ( PRODUCTION1 & ! EXPLOITATION ( LABOR P[] IS SUBM]G$ BY ! EXPLOITATION ( EV]YDAY CREATIVITY4 ,! SAME 5]GY IS TORN FROM ! WORK] 9 HIS H\RS ( WORK & 9 HIS H\RS ( LEISURE TO DRIVE ! TURB9ES ( P[]1 :I* ! CU/ODIANS ( ! OLD !ORY LUBRICATE SANCTIMONI\SLY ) !IR PURELY =MAL OPPOSITION4 

,PEOPLE :O TALK AB\T REVOLUTION & CLASS /RUGGLE )\T REF]R+ EXPLICITLY TO EV]YDAY LIFE1 )\T UND]/&+ :AT IS SUBV]SIVE AB\T LOVE & :AT IS POSITIVE 9 ! REFUSAL ( CON/RA9TS1 SU* PEOPLE HAVE CORPSES 9 !IR M\?S4 

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