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,! DIALECTIC ( DECAY & SUP]SESSION IS ! DIALECTIC ( DISSOCIAT$ & UNIT>Y SPACE-TIME 7L74 ,! NEW PROLET>IAT C>RIES )9 ITSELF ! REALIZATION ( *ILDHOOD1 :I* IS ITS SPACE-TIME 7#b74 ,! HI/ORY ( SEP>ATIONS IS SL[LY RESOLV$ AT ! 5D ( 0HI/ORIC0 HI/ORY 7#c74 ,CYCLICAL TIME & L9E> TIME4 -- ,LIV$ SPACE-TIME IS SPACE-TIME 9 TRANS=MATION1 & ! ROLE'S SPACE-TIME IS ?AT ( ADAPTATION4 -- ,! FUNCTION ( ! PA/ & ( ITS PROJECTION 9TO ! FUTURE IS TO \TLAW ! PRES5T4 ,HI/ORICAL IDEOLOGY IS ! SCRE5 ?AT COMES BETWE5 ! WILL TO 9DIVIDUAL SELF-REALIZATION & ! WILL TO CON/RUCT HI/ORY2 IT PREV5TS !M JO9+ UP & M]G+ 7#d74 ,! PRES5T IS ! SPACE-TIME TO BE CON/RUCT$2 IT 5TAILS ! CORRECTION ( ! PA/4 

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,AS SPECIALI/S ORGANIZE ! SURVIVAL ( ! SPECIES & LEAVE LE>N$ DIAGRAMS TO PROGRAM HI/ORY1 ! WILL TO *ANGE LIFE BY *ANG+ ! WORLD GR[S AMONG PEOPLE EV]Y:]E4 ,SO MU* SO ?AT EV]Y S+LE 9DIVIDUAL IS CONFRONT$1 LIKE HUMANITY AS A :OLE1 BY UNIV]SAL DESPAIR BEYOND :I* LIES OBLIVION OR SUP]SESSION4 ,?IS IS ! AGE :5 ! 5TIRE EVOLUTION ( HI/ORY & ! P>TICUL> HI/ORY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL >E T5D+ TO M]GE1 S9CE !Y >E HEAD+ T[>DS A CORN DE/9Y4 ! CONDITION ( A ?+ & ITS REJECTION4 ,WE C\LD SAY ?AT ! HI/ORY ( ! SPECIES & ( MYRIAD 9DIVIDUAL LIVES >E GA!R+ TOGE!R TO DIE1 OR TOGE!R />T ,E,V,],Y,?,+ AFRE%4 ,! PA/ SURGES BACK ON US ) ITS G]MS ( DEA? & ITS SE$S ( LIFE4 ,\R *ILDHOOD IS ALSO AT ! MEET+ PLACE1 & ?REAT5$ ) ,LOT'S FATE4 

,! DANG] OV]HANG+ *ILDHOOD GIVES RISE1 ,I W\LD LIKE TO BELIEVE1 TO ! \TBUR/ ( REVOLT AGA9/ ! <A/LY AG+ TO :I* ! =C$ CONSUMPTION ( IDEOLOGIES & GADGETS CONDEMNS US4 ,I WANT TO EMPHASIZE ! ANALOGY CLE>LY REVEAL$ BETWE5 DREAMS & DESIRES1 & ! FEUDAL WILL & ! SUBJECTIVE WILL ( *ILDHOOD4 ,BY REALIZ+ *ILDHOOD1 WON'T WE1 ADULTS ( ! TE*NOLOGICAL ]A1 RI* 9 :AT *ILDR5 LACK & /RONG :]E ! GREATE/ CONQU]ORS W]E WEAK1 REALIZE ! PROJECT ( ! MA/]S ( OLD8 

,CAN'T WE ID5TIFY HI/ORY & 9DIVIDUAL DE/9Y MORE SUCCESSFULLY ?AN ,TAM]LALNE OR ,ELOGABALUS D>$ ,IMAG9E 9 !IR WILDE/ DREAMS8 

,! PRIMACY ( LIFE OV] SURVIVAL ,IS ! HI/ORICAL MOVEM5T :I* WILL UNMAKE HI/ORY4 ,CON/RUCT DAILY LIFE & REALIZE HI/ORY4 !SE TWO WAT*WORDS >E N[ ONE4 ,9 DECAY & SUP]SESSION1 ! ESS5TIAL CONTRADICTION ( \R ]A1 ! TRANSITION TO A /AGE SUP]IOR TO PREHI/ORY IS PREP>$4 ,:AT WILL CON/ITUTE ! JO9T CON/RUCTION ( LIFE & ! NEW SOCIETY1 9 O!R WORDS1 ! REVOLUTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE8 ,ROOT+ \T DECAY BY SUP]S$+ IT4 ,ALL ?AT ,IS NOT SUP]S$$ ROTS1 ALL ?AT ROTS 9CITES SUP]SESSION4 

,H[EV] F> BACK 9TO HI/ORY1 ALL ATTEMPTS AT SUP]SESSION >E P>T ( ! POETRY ( ! PRES5T REV]SAL ( P]SPECTIVE4 ,!Y >E ) US N[1 BUR/+ ! B>RI]S ( SPACE & TIME & BREAK+ !M D[N4 ,IT'S C]TA9 ?AT ! 5D ( SEP>ATIONS BEG9S BY 5D+ ! SEP>ATION BETWE5 SPACE & TIME4 ,:AT FOLL[S 9 ! RECON/ITUTION ( PRIMORDIAL UNITY MU/ BE CRITICAL ANALYZES ( ! SPACE-TIME ( *ILDR51 ( UNIT>Y SOCIETIES & ( FRAGM5T>Y SOCIETIES AS BE>]S ( DECAY & ! SUP]SESSION N[ POSSIBLE4 

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,IF HE DOESN'T WAT* \T1 SURVIVAL SICKNESS SOON TURNS A Y\NG MAN 9TO A HAGG>D OLD ,FAU/1 BURD5$ ) REGRETS1 PASS+ ?R\< ! Y\? HE LONGS = )\T REALIZ+ IT4 ,! 'TE5AG]' BE>S ! FIR/ WR9KLES ( ! CONSUM]4 

,LITTLE SEP>ATES HIM FROM ! SIXTY-YE>-OLD2 CONSUM+ FA/] & FA/]1 HE W9S PRECOCI\S OLD AGE TO ! RHY?M ( HIS COMPROMISES ) 9AU!NTICITY4 ,IF HE DOESN'T TAKE HOLD ( HIMSELF QUICKLY1 ! PA/ WILL CLOSE UP BEH9D HIM2 HE WON'T BE ABLE TO RETURN TO :AT HE'S DONE1 NOT EV5 TO REMAKE IT4 ,SO MU* SEP>ATES HIM FROM ! *ILDR5 HE PLAY$ ) ONLY YE/]DAY4 ,HE HAS BECOME P>T ( ! M>KET'S TRIVIALITY1 WILL+ TO EX*ANGE ! POETRY1 FRE$OM & SUBJECTIVE WEAL? ( *ILDHOOD = REPRES5TATION 9 ! SOCIETY ( ! SPECTACLE4 ,YET NONE!LESS1 IF HE SEIZ$ HOLD ( HIMSELF & AWOKE FROM ! NI<TM>E1 :AT AN 5EMY W\LD 4 ,Y\ WILL SEE HIM FI<T = ! CONFRONT ! =CES ( ORD]' RI<TS ( HIS *ILDHOOD ) ! MO/ FE>SOME WEAPONS DEVIS$ BY S5ILE TE*NOCRACY4 ,WE KN[ :AT PRODIGI\S FEATS DI/+UI%$ ! Y\NG ,SIMBAS ( ! ,LUMUMBAI/ REVOLUTION1 9 SPITE ( !IR D]ISORY EQUIPM5T2 SO H[ MU* MORE CAN WE EXPECT FROM A G5]ATION ?AT'S EQUALLY PISS$ (F BUT MU* MORE EFFECTIVELY >M$1 & AT L>GE 9 A !AT] ( OP]ATIONS ?AT COV]S EV]Y ASPECT ( DAILY LIFE8 

,EV]Y ASPECT ( DAILY LIFE IS LIV$ TO ,SOME EXT5T 9 EMBRYONIC =M DUR+ *ILDHOOD4 ,! RI* HO>D ( EV5TS LIV$ 9 A FEW DAYS OR A FEW H\RS PREV5TS TIME PASS+4 ,TWO MON?S HOLIDAY IS AN ET]NITY4 ,TWO MON?S = AN OLD MAN IS JU/ A FEW M9UTES4 ,! *ILD'S DAYS ESCAPE ADULT TIME2 !IR TIME IS SWOLL5 BY SUBJECTIVITY1 PASSION1 DREAMS HAUNT$ BY REALITY4 ,\TSIDE1 ! $UCATORS LOOK ON1 WAIT+1 WAT* 9 H&1 TILL ! *ILD JO9S & FITS ! CYCLE ( ! H\RS4 ,IT'S !Y :O HAVE TIME4 ,AT FIR/1 ! *ILD FEELS /RONGLY ! IMPOSITION ( ADULT TIME AS A =EIGN 9TRUSION2 HE 5DS UP SUCCUMB+1 & AGREES TO GR[ OLD4 ,NOT KN[+ CONDITION+'S SUBTLE WAYS1 HE ALL[S HIMSELF TO BE SN>$1 LIKE A Y\NG ANIMAL4 ,:5 F9ALLY HE POSSESSES ! WEAPONS ( CRITICISM & WANTS TO AIM !M AT TIME1 ! YE>S HAVE C>RI$ HIM F> FROM ! T>GET4 ,9 HIS HE>T HIS *ILDHOOD LIES AN OP5 W\ND4 

,SO H]E WE >E ALL HAUNT$ BY *ILDHOOD1 & MEAN:ILE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IS SCI5TIFICALLY DE/ROY+ IT4 ,PSY*O-1 SOCIOLOGI/S >E ON ! LOOK-\T1 & ALREADY ! M>KET RESE>*]S >E EXCLAIM+3 0,JU/ LOOK AT ALL ?OSE SWEET LITTLE DOLL>S40 7,QUOT$ BY ,VANCE ,PACK>D47 ,A NEW DECIMAL SY/EM4 

,*ILDR5 >E PLAY+ 9 ! /REET4 ,SUDD5LY ONE ( !M LEAVES ! GR\P & COMES UP TO ME1 BR++ ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL DREAMS ,I CAN REMEMB]4 ,HE %[S ME -- = MY IGNORANCE ON ?IS PO9T WAS ! SOLE REASON = MY FALL -- :AT DE/ROYS ! CONCEPT ( AGE3 ! POSSIBILITY ( LIV+ MANY EV5TS2 NOT JU/ SEE+ !M PASS BY1 BUT ( LIV+ !M & RECREAT+ !M 5DLESSLY4 ,& N[ AT ?IS PO9T :]E EV]Y?+ SLIPS AWAY FROM ME & EV]Y?+ BECOMES CLE> TO ME1 H[ C\LD A K9D ( WILD UNTAM$ 9/9CT = TOTALITY NOT SURGE UP 9 ME FROM UND] SO MANY FALSE DESIRES1 MY *ILDI%NESS TURN$ DANG]\S ?R\< ! LESSONS ( HI/ORY & CLASS /RUGGLES8 ,!RE CANNOT BE A NEW PROLET>IAT UNLESS IT POSSESSES 9 ITS PURE/ =M ! REALIZATION ( *ILDHOOD 9 AN ADULT WORLD4 

,WE >E ! DISCOV]]S ( A WORLD NEW & YET KN[N1 :I* LACKS ! UNITY ( SPACE & TIME2 A WORLD /ILL %OT ?R\< ) SEP>ATIONS1 /ILL FRAGM5T$4 ,! SEMI-B>B>ITY ( \R BODIES1 \R NE$S & \R SPONTANEITY 7:I* IS *ILDHOOD 5RI*$ BY AW>5ESS7 OP5S TO US SECRET PASSAGES ?AT C5TURIES ( >I/OCRACY NEV] DISCOV]$1 & :I* ! B\RGEOISIE NEV] EV5 SUSPECT$4 ,!Y ALL[ US TO P5ETRATE ! MAZE ( UNCOMPLET$ CIVILIZATIONS & ALL ! EMBRYONIC SUP]SESSIONS CONCEIV$ BY A HIDD5 HI/ORY4 ,\R R$ISCOV]$ *ILDHOOD DESIRES R$ISCOV] ! *ILDHOOD ( \R DESIRES4 ,& FROM ! SAVAGE DEP?S ( ! PA/1 ALWAYS SO CLOSE & AS YET UNFULFILL$1 EM]GES A NEW GEOGRAPHY ( ! PASSIONS4 

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,MOBILE )9 IMMOBILITY1 ! TIME ( UNIT>Y SOCIETIES IS CYCLICAL4 ,PEOPLE & ?+S FOLL[ !IR C\RSE1 MOV+ ALONG A CIRCUMF]5CE :OSE C5T] IS ,GOD4 ,?IS PIVOT-,GOD1 UN*ANGEABLE AL?\< NO:]E & EV]Y:]E1 MEASURES ! DURATION ( AN ET]NAL P[]4 ,HE IS ,HIS [N /&>D1 & ! /&>D ( EV]Y?+ :I*1 GRAVITAT+ AT AN EQUAL DI/ANCE FROM ,HIM1 DEVELOPS & RETURNS )\T EV] REALLY FL[+ AWAY OR EV5 COM+ UNW\ND4 0,! ?IRTE5? RETURNS1 & ,IS ! FIR/ AGA940 

,! SPACE ( UNIT>Y SOCIETIES IS ORGANIZ$ AS A FUNCTION ( TIME4 ,BO? TIME & SPACE BELONG 5TIRELY TO ,GOD4 ,SPACE /RET*ES FROM ! C5T] TO ! CIRCUMF]5CE1 FROM HEAV5 TO E>?1 FROM ! ,ONE TO ! MULTIPLE4 ,AT FIR/ SI<T1 TIME SEEMS IRRELEVANT1 S9CE IT NEI!R BR+S ,GOD CLOS] NOR PU%ES ,HIM FUR!R AWAY4 ,SPACE1 ON ! O!R H&1 IS ! PA? T[>DS ,GOD3 ! ASC5D+ PA? ( SPIRITUAL ELEVATION & HI]>*ICAL PROMOTION4 ,TIME REALLY BELONGS TO ,GOD ALONE1 BUT ! SPACE GRANT$ M5 KEEPS A SPECIFICALLY HUMAN & IRR$UCIBLE NATURE4 ,9 FACT1 MAN CAN CLIMB OR DESC5D1 RISE 9 SOCIETY OR FALL1 ASSURE HIS SALVATION OR4 RISK DAMNATION4 ,SPACE IS ! PRES5CE ( MAN1 ! SPH]E ( HIS RELATIVE FRE$OM1 :ILE TIME IMPRISONS HIM )9 ITS CIRCUMF]5CE4 ,& :AT IS ! ,LA/ ,JUDGM5T IF NOT ,GOD BR++ TIME BACK TO ,HIMSELF1 ! C5T] SUCK+ 9 ! CIRCUMF]5CE & GA!R+ 9 ITS IMMAT]IAL PO9T ! TOTALITY ( ! SPACE IMP>T$ TO ,HIS CREATURES8 ,! ANNIHILATION ( HUMAN MATT] 7ITS OCCUPATION ( SPACE71 IS ! PROJECT ( ! MA/] :O CANNOT TOTALLY POSSESS HIS SLAVE & !RE=E CANNOT ESCAPE BE+ P>TIALLY POSSESS$ BY HIM4 

,DURATION KEEPS A TI<T H& ON SPACE2 IT DRAGS US T[>DS DEA?1 EAT+ AWAY ! SPACE ( \R LIFE4 ,! DI/9CTION1 H[EV]1 DOESN'T APPE> SO CLE>LY 9 ! C\RSE ( HI/ORY4 ,FEUDAL SOCIETIES >E SOCIETIES ( SEP>ATION JU/ AS MU* AS B\RGEOIS SOCIETIES1 S9CE SEP>ATION IS CAUS$ BY PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION2 BUT FEUDAL SOCIETIES HAVE ! ADVANTAGE OV] B\RGEOIS SOCIETIES ( AN EXTRAORD9>Y /R5G? ( DISSIMULATION4 

,! P[] ( MY? REUNITES SEP>AT$ ELEM5TS MAK+ LIVE UNIT>ILY ?\< UND] FALSE PRET5SES4 ,BUT ! WORLD ( COH]5T MY? IS A WORLD :]E ! 9AU!NTIC IS ,ONE1 & ACCEPT$ UNANIM\SLY BY A COH]5T COMMUNITY1 BE IT TRIBE1 CLAN OR K+DOM4 ,GOD IS ! IMAGE1 ! SYMBOL ( ! SUP]SESSION ( DISSOCIAT$ SPACE & TIME1 & EV]YONE :O 0LIVES0 9 ,GOD TAKES P>T 9 ?IS SUP]SESSION4 ,! MAJORITY CAN ONLY TAKE P>T 9 A M$IAT$ WAY1 MEAN+ ?AT 9 ! SPACE ( !IR DAILY LIVES1 !Y1 SIMPLE MORTALS1 OBEY ,GOD1 PRIE/S & LEAD]S1 ! ORGANIZ]S ( DULY HI]>*IZ$ SPACE4 ,9 REW>D = SUBMISSION1 !Y >E (F]$ ET]NAL DURATION1 ! PROMISE ( DURATION )\T SPACE1 ! ASSURANCE ( A PURE TEMPORALITY 9 ,GOD4 

,O!RS RECKON ?IS EX*ANGE TO BE A L\SY DEAL4 ,!Y HAVE DREAM$ ( ATTA9+ ! ET]NAL PRES5T :I* ABSOLUTE MA/]Y OV] ! WORLD CONF]S4 ,ONE IS CON/ANTLY /RUCK BY ! ANALOGY BETWE5 ! SYN*RONIZ$ SPACE-TIME ( *ILDR5 & ! WILL TO UNITY ( ! GREAT MY/ICS4 ,?US ,GREGORY ( ,PALAMAS 7#a#c#d#a7 CAN DESCRIBE ,ILLUM9ATION AS A SORT ( IMMAT]IAL CONSCI\SNESS ( UNITY3 0,! ,LI<T EXI/S BEYOND SPACE & TIME 74447 ,HE :O %>ES 9 DIV9E 5]GY BECOMES ,LI<T HIMSELF 9 A S5SE2 HE IS UNIT$ ) ! ,LI<T &1 ) ,LI<T1 HE SEES ) P]FECT CONSCI\SNESS ALL ?AT REMA9S HIDD5 TO ?OSE :O HAVE NOT RECEIV$ ?IS GRACE40 ,?IS CONFUS$ HOPE1 :I* C\LD ONLY BE ,9DI/9CT & EV5 9DESCRIBABLE1 WAS POPUL>IZ$ & MADE MORE SPECIFIC BY ! TRANSI5T B\RGEOIS ]A4 ,IT CONCRETIZ$ IT BY KILL+ (F ! >I/OCRACY ) ITS SPIRITUALITY1 & GAVE IT A *ANCE BY TAK+ ITS [N DECOMPOSITION TO ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION4 ,! HI/ORY ( SEP>ATIONS IS SL[LY RESOLV$ 9 ! 5D ( SEP>ATIONS4 ,! FEUDAL UNIT>Y ILLUSION IS GRADUALLY EMBODI$ 9 ! LIB]T>IAN UNITY ( ! LIFE TO BE CON/RUCT$1 :I* LIES BEYOND MAT]IALLY GU>ANTE$ SURVIVAL4 

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,E9/E9'S SPECULATIONS ON SPACE & TIME REM9D US H[ DEAD ,GOD IS4 ,:5 MY? C\LD NO LONG] CONTA9 ! DISSOCIATION ( SPACE & TIME1 ! MALAISE TO :I* CONSCI\SNESS WAS !N SUBJECT MADE ,ROMANTICISM'S HEYDAY 7VIZ4 ,! ATTRACTION ( F>-(F L&S1 ANGUI% AT TIME'S SLIPP+ AWAY4447 

,H[ DOES ! B\RGEOIS M9D CONCEIVE ( TIME8 ,NO LONG] AS ,GOD'S TIME1 BUT RA!R AS ! TIME ( P[]1 FRAGM5T$ P[]4 ,TIME 9 %R$S HAS A COMMON MEASUREM5T 9 ! MOM5T1 :I* ATTEMPTS TO RECALL CYCLICAL TIME4 ,! CIRCUMF]5CE NO LONG] EXI/S2 9/EAD WE HAVE A F9ITE & 9F9ITE /RAI<T L9E4 ,9 PLACE ( EV]YONE'S SYN*RON\S REGULATION ACCORD+ TO H\RS FIX$ BY ,GOD1 !RE >E SUCCE$+ /ATES 9 :I* EV]YONE IS *AS+ AFT] HIMSELF BUT NEV] CAT*+ UP1 AS IF ! CURSE ( ,BECOM+ DAMN$ US TO GETT+ ONLY A GLIMPSE ( ! BACK :ILE ! HUMAN FACE REMA9S UNKN[N & 9ACCESSIBLE1 =EV] TURN$ T[>DS ! FUTURE4 ,IF !RE IS NO LONG] A CIRCUL> SPACE UND] ! ALL-SEE+ C5TRAL EYE ( ! ,ALMI<TY1 !RE IS A S]IES ( LITTLE PO9TS :I* APPE> AUTONOM\S BUT >E 9 REALITY BE+ 9TEGRAT$ 9 A RIPPLE ( SUCCESSION ALONG ! L9E !Y TRACE AS EA* ONE JO9S ON TO ! NEXT4 

,TIME FL[$ ?R\< ! ,M$IEVAL H\RGLASS1 BUT IT WAS ! SAME S& :I* FL[$ BACK & =? FROM ONE GLOBE TO ! O!R4 ,ON ! CIRCUL> CLOCK-FACE1 TIME %$S ITS SE$S & NEV] RETURNS4 ,AN IRONY ( =MS3 ! NEW SPIRIT TOOK ITS =M FROM A DEAD REALITY1 :ILE ! B\RGEOISIE IS WE>+ ! DEA? ( TIME1 SPECIFICALLY ! DEA? ( ITS TIME1 9 ITS WRI/-WAT*ES AS 9 ! *EAP F9]Y ( ITS HUMANI/ WOOLGA!R+1 BO? ( :I* APPE> CYCLICAL4 

,BUT NO?+'S MADE ( IT1 SO H]E WE >E 9 ! AGE ( WAT*MAK]S4 ,! ECONOMIC IMP]ATIVE HAS CONV]T$ MAN 9TO A LIV+ *RONOMET]1 DI/+UI%+ FEATURE ON HIS WRI/4 ,?IS IS ! TIME ( WORK1 PROGRESS & \TPUT1 PRODUCTION1 CONSUMPTION & PROGRAMM+2 IT'S TIME = ! SPECTACLE1 = A KISS1 OR A PHOTO1 TIME = ANY?+ 7TIME IS MONEY74 ,! TIME-COMMODITY4 ,SURVIVAL TIME4 

,SPACE IS A PO9T ON ! L9E ( TIME1 9 ! MA*9E TRANS=M+ ! FUTURE 9TO ! PA/4 ,TIME CONTROLS LIV$ SPACE1 BUT CONTROLS IT EXT]NALLY1 MAK+ IT PASS ?R\<1 9 TRANSIT4 ,BUT ! SPACE ( 9DIVIDUAL LIFE ISN'T PURE SPACE1 NOR IS ! TIME IT SWEEPS ALONG PURE TEMPORALITY4 ,?IS IS WOR? EXAM9+ 9 GREAT] DEP?4 

,EA* PO9T T]M9AT+ ! L9E ( TIME IS UNIQUE & P>TICUL>1 BUT AS SOON AS ! NEXT PO9T IS ADD$ IT IS DR[N$ 9 ! UNI=M L9E1 SWALL[$ UP BY A PA/ ) O!R PA/S 9 ITS /OMA*4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DI/+UI% !M4 ,?US EA* PO9T ADDS TO ! L9E ?AT MAKES IT DISAPPE>4 

,P[] 5SURES ITS DURATION ON ! MODEL ( DE/RUCTION & REPLACEM5T1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME ?OSE :O >E 5C\RAG$ TO CONSUME P[] DE/ROY & R5EW IT BY 5DUR+4 ,IF P[] DE/ROYS EV]Y?+1 IT DE/ROYS ITSELF2 & IF IT DOESN'T DE/ROY ANY?+1 IT IS DE/ROY$4 ,ONLY BETWE5 ! TWO POLES ( ?IS CONTRADICTION IS !RE DURATION1 & ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! CONSUMABLE BR+S !M CLOS] EV]Y DAY4 ,& ITS DURATION IS SUBORD9AT$ TO ! SIMPLE DURATION ( M51 OR1 9 O!R WORDS1 TO ! P]MAN5CE ( !IR SURVIVAL4 ,?IS IS :Y ! PROBLEM ( DISSOCIAT$ SPACE-TIME IS POS$ TODAY 9 REVOLUTION>Y T]MS4 

,LIV$ SPACE MAY WELL BE A UNIV]SE ( DREAMS & DESIRES & PRODIGI\S CREATLVLTY1 BUT 9 ! ORD] ( DURATION IT IS ONLY ONE PO9T SUCCE$+ ANO!R2 IT FL[S ON A PRECISE DURATION -- T[>DS ITS DE/RUCTION4 ,IT APPE>S1 GR[S & DISAPPE>S 9 ! ANONYM\S L9E ( ! PA/ :]E ITS CORPSE (F]S FOOD = HI/ORIANS & SUDD5 JOLTS ( MEMORY4 

,! ADVANTAGE ( ! LIV$ PO9T ( SPACE IS ?AT IT P>TLY ESCAPES ! G5]ALIZ$ SY/EM ( CONDITION+2 ITS DISADVANTAG IS ?AT IT IS NO?+ 9 ITSELF4 ,! SPACE ( DAILY LIFE DIV]TS A LITTLE TIME TO ITS [N 5DS1 IT IMPRISONS IT & MAKES IT ITS [N4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 TIME ?AT FL[S AWAY SOAKS 9TO LIV$ SPACE & 9T]IORIZES ! S5SE ( TRANSITOR9ESS1 ( DE/RUCT,ION & DEA?4 ,LET ME EXPLA94 

,! PUNCTUAL SPACE ( DAILY LIFE /EALS A P>T ( 0EXT]IOR0 TIME1 ?ANKS TO :I* IT CREATES A RE/RICT$ UNIT>Y SPACE-TIME3 IT IS ! SPACE-TIME ( MOM5TS1 ( CREATIVITY1 PLEASURE & ORGASM4 ,! >EA ( ?IS AL*EMY IS M9UTE1 BUT ITS LIV$ 9T5SITY IS SU* ?AT IT EX]CISES AN UNEQUAL$ FASC9ATION ON MO/ PEOPLE4 ,9 ! EYES ( P[]1 :I* OBS]VE FROM \TSIDE1 ! PASSIONATE MOM5T IS A QUITE 9SIGNIFICANT PO9T1 AN 9/ANT DRA9$ FROM ! FUTURE 9TO ! PA/4 ,! L9E ( OBJECTIVE TIME KN[S NO?+ & WI%ES TO KN[ NO?+ ( ! PRES5T AS IMM$IATE SUBJECTIVE PRES5CE4 ,&1 9 ITS TURN1 SUBJECTIVE LIFE CONC5TRAT$ 9 ! SPACE ( A PO9T -- MY JOY1 MY PLEASURE1 MY DAYDREAMS -- ISN'T 9T]E/$ 9 TIME ?AT FL[S AWAY1 9 L9E> TIME1 ! TIME ( ?+S4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT WANTS TO LE>N EV]Y?+ AB\T ITS PRES5T -- =1 AFT] ALL1 IT IS ONLY A PRES5T4 

,?US1 LIV$ SPACE EXTRACTS1 FROM ! TIME SWEEP+ IT AWAY1 A P>T ) :I* IT CREATES ITS PRES5T1 OR RA!R ATTEMPTS TO = ! PRES5T HAS ALWAYS TO BE CON/RUCT$4 

,IT IS ! UNIT>Y SPACE-TIME ( LOVE & POETRY1 ( PLEASURE & COMMUNICATION444 ,IT IS LIV$ EXP]I5CE )\T DEAD TIME4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 L9E> TIME1 OBJECTIVE TIME1 TIME ?AT FL[S AWAY1 9FUSES 9 ITS TURN ! SPACE IMP>T$ TO EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,IT IS 9TRODUC$ AS NEGATIVE TIME1 AS DEAD TIME1 A REFLECTION ( ! TIME ( DE/RUCTION4 ,IT IS ! TIME ( ! ROLE1 ! TIME )9 LIFE ITSELF :I* 5C\RAGES IT TO LOSE ITS *>ACT] & R5\NCE AU!NTICALLY LIV$ SPACE1 TO HOLD BACK & PREF] APPE>ANCES & ! SPECTACUL> FUNCTION4 ,! SPACE-TIME CREAT$ BY ?IS HYBRID M>RIAGE IS M]ELY ! SPACE-TIME ( SURVIVAL4 

,:AT ,IS PRIVATE LIFE8 ,IT IS1 9 ANY 9/ANT1 ON ANY PO9T DRAWN T[>DS ITS DE/RUCTION ALONG ! L9E ( SURVIVAL1 ! AMALGAM ( A REAL SPACE-TIME 7! MOM5T7 & A FAKE 7! ROLE74 ,OBVI\SLY1 ! /RUCTURE ( PRIVATE LIFE DOESN'T /RICTLY CON=M TO SU* A DI*OTOMY4 ,!RE IS P]MAN5T 9T]ACTION4 ,?US ! RE/RICTIONS ?AT BESET LIV$ EXP]I5CE ON EV]Y SIDE1 & COMPRESS IT 9TO F> TOO SMALL A SPACE1 9CITE IT TO *ANGE ITSELF 9TO A ROLE1 TO 5T] ! TIME ?AT FL[S AWAY AS A COMMODITY1 BECOME PURELY REPETITI\S1 & CREATE1 AS ACCEL]AT$ TIME1 ! FICTITI\S SPACE ( APPE>ANCES4 ,:ILE AT ! SAME TIME ! MALAISE BORN ( 9AU!NTICITY1 SPACE FALSELY LIV$1 S5DS ONE BACK TO SE>* = REAL TIME1 SUBJECTIVITY'S TIME1 :I* IS ! PRES5T4 ,SO PRIVATE LIFE IS DIALECTICALLY A REAL LIV$ TIME "4 A FICTITI\S SPECTACUL> TIME "4 A FICTITI\S SPECTACUL> SPACE "4 A REAL LIV$ SPACE4 

,! MORE FICTITI\S TIME COMP\NDS ) ! FICTITI\S SPACE IT CREATES1 ! FUR!R ONE IS HEAD+ T[>DS ! /ATE ( BE+ A ?+ & T[>DS PURE EX*ANGE VALUE4 ,! MORE ! SPACE ( AU!NTIC LIV$ EXP]I5CE COMP\NDS ) REALLY LIV$ TIME1 ! /RONG] ! MA/]Y ( MAN BECOMES4 

,UNIT>ILY LIV$ SPACE-TIME IS ! GU]RILLA'S FIR/ BASE1 ! QUALITATIVE SP>K 9 ! NI<T ?AT'S /ILL CONCEAL+ ! REVOLUTION ( DAILY LIFE4 

,?US1 NOT ONLY DOES OBJECTIVE TIME FURI\SLY TRY TO DE/ROY PUNCTUAL SPACE BY HURL+ IT 9TO ! PA/1 BUT MOREOV] IT GNAWS AWAY AT IT FROM 9SIDE BY 9TRODUC+ ?IS ACCEL]AT$ RHY?M :I* CREATES ! SUB/ANCE ( ! ROLE4 

7,! ROLE'S FICTITI\S SPACE 9 EFFECT RESULTS FROM ! RAPID REPETITION ( AN ATTITUDE1 JU/ AS ! REPETITION ( A FILM IMAGE MAKES IT SEEM TO LIVE47 ,! ROLE 9/ALLS ! TIME ?AT FL[S AWAY1 AG+ & DEA? )9 SUBJECTIVE CONSCI\SNESS4 ,?IS IS ! 0RUT 9TO :I* CONSCI\SNESS HAS BE5 =C$0 :I* ,ANTON9 ,>TAUD TALKS AB\T4 ,DOM9AT$ FROM \TSIDE BY L9E> TIME & FROM 9SIDE BY ! ROLE'S TIME1 SUBJECTIVITY HAS NO?+ ELSE TO DO ?AN BECOME A ?+1 A VALUABLE COMMODITY4 ,:AT'S MORE1 ! PROCESS SPE$S UP ?R\< HI/ORY4 ,9 FACT1 ! ROLE IS H5CE=W>D A CONSUMPTION ( TIME 9 A SOCIETY :]E ! TIME ( CONSUMPTION IS ! ONLY ONE ACKN[L$G$4 ,& ONCE AGA9 ! UNITY ( OPPRESSION CREATES ! UNITY ( OPPOSITION4 ,:AT IS DEA? TODAY8 ,ABS5CE ( SUBJECTIVITY & ABS5CE ( ! PRES5T4 

,! WILL TO LIVE ALWAYS REACTS UNIT>ILY4 ,MO/ 9DIVIDUALS REALLY DIV]T TIME TO ! ADVANTAGE ( LIV$ SPACE4 ,IF !IR EF=TS TO 9T5SIFY LIV$ EXP]I5CE & 9CREASE ! SPACE-TIME ( AU!NTICITY DON'T GET LO/ 9 CONFUSION OR BREAK UP 9 ISOLATION1 !N P]HAPS OBJECTIVE TIME1 ! TIME ( DEA?1 CAN BE SMA%$4 ,ISN'T ! REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T AN ET]NAL Y\?8  
  

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,! PROJECT ( 5RI*+ ! SPACE-TIME ( LIV$ EXP]I5CE MU/ ANALYZE :AT IMPOV]I%ES IT4 ,L9E> TIME ONLY HAS A HOLD OV] M5 TO ! EXT5T ?AT IT =BIDS !M TO TRANS=M ! WORLD1 & =CES !M TO ADAPT TO IT4 ,FREELY RADIAT+ CREATIVITY IS P[]'S PUBLIC 5EMY NUMB] ONE4 

,& ! /R5G? ( CREATIVITY LIES 9 ! UNIT>Y4 ,H[ DOES P[] TRY TO BREAK ! UNITY ( LIV$ SPACE-TIME8 ,BY TRANS=M+ LIV$ EXP]I5CE 9TO A COMMODITY & ?R[+ IT ON ! M>KET ( ! SPECTACLE AT ! M]CY ( ! SUPPLY & DEM& ( ROLES & /]EOTYPES4 ,I EXAM9$ ?IS 9 ! SECTION DEVOT$ TO ! ROLE 7,*APT] ,X,V74 ,ALSO1 BY REC\RSE TO A P>TICUL> MEANS ( ID5TIFICATION3 ! JO9T ATTRACTION ( ! PA/ & FUTURE1 :I* ANNIHILATES ! PRES5T4 ,&1 F9ALLY1 BY TRY+ TO RECUP]ATE )9 AN ,IDEOLOGY ( HI/ORY ! WILL TO CON/RUCT ! UNIT>Y SPACE-TIME ( LIV$ EXP]I5CE 79 O!R WORDS1 ! WILL TO CREATE SITUATIONS WOR? LIV+74 ,I WILL EXAM9E !SE TWO LA/ PO9TS FUR!R4  
  

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,FROM ! VIEWPO9T ( P[]1 !RE >E NO LIV$ MOM5TS 7LIV$ EXP]I5CE HAS NO NAME71 ONLY 9/ANTS SUCCE$+ ONE ANO!R & ALL EQUAL 9 ! L9E ( ! PA/4 ,A :OLE SY/EM ( CONDITION+ BROADCA/S ?IS ATTITUDE1 HIDD5 P]SUASION 9TROJECTS IT4 ,& H]E'S ! RESULT4 ,JU/ :]E IS ?IS PRES5T ?AT PEOPLE GO ON AB\T8 ,9 :AT =GOTT5 CORN] ( EV]YDAY LIFE DOES IT SKULK8 

,IF WE'RE NOT LOOK+ ON1 WE'RE LOOK+ =W>D OR LOOK+ BACK4 ,! %ADE ( MY NEXT MEET+ JO9S UP ) ! %ADE ( MY LA/ ONE4 ,BO? HAUNT ME4 ,EV]Y PASS+ SECOND DRAGS ME FROM ! MOM5T ?AT WAS TO ! MOM5T ?AT WILL BE4 ,EV]Y SECOND SPIRITS ME AWAY FROM MYSELF2 N[ NEV] EXI/S4 ,A MEAN+LESS COMMOTION MAKES SURE ?AT EV]YONE IS 0JU/ PASS+ ?R\<01 OR AS WE SAY SO PRETTILY1 0JU/ PASS+ ! TLME01 & EV5 5SURES ?AT TIME PASSES 9TO MAN1 ?R\< & ?R\<4 ,:5 ,S*OP5HAU] WRITES3 0,BE=E ,KANT1 WE W]E 9 TIME 2 S9CE ,KANT1 TIME IS 9 US01 HE WELL EXPRESSES H[ AG+ & DECREPITUDE P]MEATE M5'S CONSCI\SNESS4 ,BUT IT NEV] OCCURS TO ,S*OP5HAU] ?AT MAN'S BE+ TORN TO PIECES ON ! RACK ( TIME R$UC$ TO ! APP>5T DIFF]5CE BETWE5 FUTURE & PA/ IS EXACTLY :AT'S PU%+ HIM1 AS A PHILOSOPH]1 TO BUILD UP HIS MY/IQUE ( DESPAIR4 

,IMAG9E ! DESPAIR & GIDD9ESS ( SOMEONE TORN BETWE5 TWO 9/ANTS :I* HE IS PURSU+ 9 ZIGZAGS1 NEV] CAT*+ !M UP NOR LAY+ HOLD ( HIMSELF4 ,OR ! DESPAIR ( PASSIONATE EXPECTATION3 Y\ >E CAU<T 9 ! SPELL ( SOME PA/ MOM5T1 LOVE1 = ,9/ANCE1 ! WOMAN Y\ LOVE IS AB\T TO APPE>1 Y\'RE SURE ( IT1 Y\ ALREADY FEEL H] KISSES444 ,PASSIONATE EXPECTATION IS NO MORE ?AN ! %AD[ ( ! SITUATION TO BE CON/RUCT$4 ,BUT ONE MU/ ADMIT ?AT MO/ ( ! TIME ! :IRLIGIG ( MEMORY & ANTICIPATION GETS 9 ! WAY ( EXPECTATION & ! FEEL+ ( ! PRES5T1 & 9/EAD />TS UP A MAD RUN ( DEAD & EMPTY TIME4 

,?R\< P[]'S TELESCOPE1 ! FUTURE IS JU/ ! PA/ REHA%$4 ,A DOLLOP ( KN[N 9AU!NTICITY IS PU%$ =W>D BY SO-CALL$ HOPEFUL IMAG9ATION 9TO ! TIME IT IS ALREADY FILL+ UP ) UTT] VACUITY4 ,ONE'S ONLY MEMORIES >E ( ROLES ONCE PLAY$1 & ONE'S ONLY FUTURE AN ET]NAL REMAKE4 ,ACCORD+ TO P[]1 M5'S MEMORY %\LD ONLY OP]ATE )9 ITS TIME-SCALE1 AS A CON/ANT REM9D] ( ITS PRES5CE4 ,A NIHIL NOVI SUB SOLE1 POPUL>LY EXPRESS$ AS 0SOMEONE MU/ ALWAYS BE 9 *>GE04 

,! FUTURE ADV]TIS$ AS 0O!R TIME0 IS A WOR?Y RESPONSE TO ! O!R SPACE :]E ,I'M SUPPOS$ TO LET MYSELF RELAX4 ,*ANGE TIME1 *ANGE SK91 *ANGE ! H\R4 *ANGE ! ROLE2 ONLY ALI5ATION DOESN'T *ANGE4 ,EV]Y TIME ?AT ,I IS ANO!R1 ,I 'M HOV]+ SOME:]E BETWE5 PA/ & FUTURE4 ,ROLES NEV] HAVE A PRES5T4 ,H[ C\LD ONE WI% A ROLE GOOD MORN+8 ,IF ,I BUNGLE MY PRES5T -- H]E BE+ ALWAYS ELSE:]E -- C\LD ,I EXPECT TO F9D MYSELF ) A PLEASANT PA/ & FUTURE8  
  

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,! CR[N+ A*IEVEM5T ( ! ID5TIFICATION ) ! PA/-FUTURE IS HI/ORICAL IDEOLOGY1 :I* CAUSES 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE WILL TO DEVELOP ON ITS HEAD4 

,TIME IS ONE =M ( M5TAL P]CEPTION1 CLE>LY NOT ONE ( MAN'S 9V5TIONS BUT A DIALECTICAL RELATION%IP ) \TSIDE REALITY2 IT IS !RE=E A TRIBUT>Y CONNECTION /EMM+ FROM ALI5ATION & MAN'S /RUGGLE AGA9/ IT4 ,ANIMALS SUBMIT ABSOLUTELY TO ADAPTATION & >E UNAW>E ( TIME4 ,MAN REJECTS ADAPTATION & ATTEMPTS TO TRANS=M ! WORLD4 ,EV]Y TIME HE SLIPS UP 9 HIS DESIRE TO BE DEMIURGE1 HE SUFF]S ! AGONY ( HAV+ TO ADAPT1 ! WR5*+ PA9 :5 HE FEELS R$UC$ TO ! ANIMAL'S PASSIVITY4 ,AW>5ESS ( NECESS>Y ADAPTATION IS AW>5ESS ( TIME SLIPP+ AWAY1 :I* IS :Y TIME IS SO 9TIMATELY TI$ UP ) HUMAN SUFF]+4 ,! MORE HIS NE$ TO ADAPT TO CIRCUM/ANCES OV]RIDES ! DESIRE & POSSIBILITY ( *ANG+ !M1 ! MORE AW>5ESS ( TIME GRABS HIM BY ! ?ROAT4 ,:AT ELSE IS SURVIVAL SICKNESS EXCEPT ! ACUTE AW>5ESS ( ?AT O!R TIME & SPACE SLIPP+ AWAY1 ! AW>5ESS ( ALI5ATION8 ,REJECT+ ! AW>5ESS ( AG+ & ! OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS ( AG+ AW>5ESS 5TAILS A MU* GREAT] URG5CY ON ! P>T ( ! WILL TO REMAKE HI/ORY1 ) MORE CONSEQU5CE & ACCORD+ TO ! WI%ES ( EV]YONE'S SUBJECTIVITY4 

,! SOLE REASON = AN HI/ORICAL IDEOLOGY IS TO PREV5T M5 MAK+ HI/ORY !MSELVES4 ,H[ BETT] TO DI/RACT M5 AWAY FROM !IR PRES5T ?AN BY ATTRACT+ !M TO :]E TIME FL[S AWAY8 ,?IS IS ! HI/ORIAN'S ROLE4 ,HE ORGANIZES ! PA/1 BY BREAK+ IT UP ACCORD+ TO ! (FICIAL L9E ( TIME1 !N CLASSIFIES EV5TS ACCORD+ TO AD HOC CATEGORIES4 ,!SE EASY-TO-USE CLASSIFICATIONS PLACE ! EV5T 9 QU>ANT9E4 ,UN%AKABLE P>5!SES ISOLATE & CONTA9 IT1 /OP IT COM+ TO LIFE1 BE+ REBORN & BREAK+ \T AGA9 9 ! /REETS ( \R DAILY #aIFE4 ,! EV5T IS FROZ54 ,ONE IS =BIDD5 TO REJO9 IT1 REMAKE IT1 P]FECT IT1 LEAD IT ON T[>DS ITS SUP]SESSION4 ,IT IS JU/ !RE1 = ALL ET]NITY SUSP5D$ = ! APPRECIATION ( ES!TES4 ,SLI<TLY ALT] ITS SIGNIFICATION1 &1 HEY PRE/O6 IT CAN BE TRANSPOS$ /RAI<T 9TO ! FUTURE1 :I* IS JU/ ! HI/ORIANS REPEAT+ !MSELVES4 ,! FUTURE !Y =ETELL IS A COLLAGE ( !IR MEMORIES4 ,VULG>IZ$ BY ,/AL9I/ ?9K]S1 ! FAM\S CONCEPT ( ! ,S5SE ( ,HI/ORY HAS 5D$ UP LEAV+ ! FUTURE AS DRA9$ ( HUMANITY AS ! PA/4 

,5C\RAG$ TO ID5TIFY HIMSELF ) SOME O!R TIME & SOME O!R P]SON1 TODAY'S 9DIVIDUAL HAS MANAG$ TO HAVE HIS PRES5T /OL5 FROM HIM UND] ! ILLUSION ( GA9+ A HI/ORICAL P]SPECTIVE4 ,9 A SPECTACUL> SPACE-TIME 70,Y\ >E 5T]+ HI/ORY1 COMRADES407 HE LOSES ! TA/E ( AU!NTIC LIFE4 ,YET1 ?OSE :O REFUSE ! H]OISM ( HI/ORICAL ACTION >E W>P$ BY ! COMPLEM5T>Y MY/IFICATION ?AT ! PSY*OLOGICAL SECTOR BE/[S ON !M4 ,!SE TWO CATEGORIES RUB %\LD]S1 & FUZE 9 ! EXTREME POV]TY ( RECUP]ATION4 ,Y\ *OOSE3 EI!R HI/ORY OR A NICE QUIET LIFE4 

,ALL ROLES >E DECAY+1 :E!R HI/ORICAL OR NOT4 ,! CRISIS ( HI/ORY & ! CRISIS ( DAILY LIFE CO9CIDE4 ,! MIXTURE WILL BE EXPLOSIVE4 ,FROM N[ ON WE MU/ DIV]T HI/ORY TO SUBJECTIVE 5DS2 & ) EV]YONE'S HELP4 ,M>X REALLY WI%$ = NO?+ LESS4 

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