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,MY LA/ NI<T 9 ,D5M>K ,I SLEEP ON A P>K B5* 9 ! BORD]L& BETWE5 AN>*Y & ! /ATE4  ,!RE IS NO CLE> B\ND>Y L9E4  ,A FEW DOZ5 MET]S ONE WAY %OPP]S & COMMUT]S DRIVE HOME & COPS TICKET PEOPLE = CROSS+ ON R$4  ,A DOZ5 MET]S ! O!R WAY PEOPLE ORGANIZE !IR [N LIVES & PROP]TY RELATION%IPS HOLD LITTLE SWAY4  ,& !RE 9 ! MIDDLE1 9 ! FALL+ D>KNESS1 MY DREAMS PULL ! WORLD 9TO A BLACK HOLE ( SU* GRAVITY ! V]Y P>TICLES ( EXI/5CE FLY AP>T & REASSEMBLE !MSELVES 9 IMPOSSIBLE >RANGEM5TS4  ,TIME CURLS UP ON ITSELF1 ! PA/ M>*ES BACK BE=E MY EYES & ! FUTURE TURNS >\ND & PRES5TS ITSELF 9 H9DSI<T1 ! POSSIBLE & ! DEF9ITE TRADE MASKS & MANN]ISMS4  ,*OICES & !IR CONSEQU5CES M+LE ) LUCID OM5S1 IMPOSSIBLE DESIRES1 & SUPPRESS$ REGRETS4 

,DROPS ( MOI/URE FALL ON MY *EEK4  ,I OP5 MY EYES4  ,IT'S RA9+4 

,! P>K B5* IS H>D1 BUT ,I NE$$ IT ?IS NI<T4  ,A JOGG] RUNS BY 9 ! PRE-DAWN GL[4  ,BEH9D HIM IS A LAKE4  ,9 ! L+]+ SURREALITY ( DREAM+ HE SEEMS LIKE SOME UND]WORLD MESS5G]1 ! BOATMAN ON ! ,RIV] ,/YX4  ,(F TO ONE SIDE IS A L[ GRUMBLE4 ,I REALIZE IT'S ! MORN+ TRAFFIC ( ,KOB5HAVN1 ,D5M>K'S CAPITAL CITY4 ,ON ! O!R SIDE !RE IS NO EVID5CE ( AUTOMOBILES OR COMMUT]S4 ,ONLY TREES & TRANQUILITY & ! DIM \TL9E ( H\SES ?R\< ! FOG4 ,?AT IS ,*RI/IANIA4 

,?IS F> NOR?1 ?IS TIME ( ! YE>1 IT NEV] GETS D>K = LONG4  ,IF ! SKY IS /ILL COLORLESS1 IT MU/ BE E>LY4  ,MORE IMPORTANTLY1 IT'S />T+ TO RA91 & ,I HAVE MILES TO GO BE=E ,I SLEEP4  ,KILOMET]S1 ,I REM9D MYSELF1 & ROLL \T ( MY SLEEP+ BAG4 

,*RI/IANIA MAY BE ! MO/ POPULAT$1 E/ABLI%$ MANIFE/ATION ( AN>*Y ,I HAVE EXP]I5C$4  ,IT COMPRISES AN 5TIRE NEI<BORHOOD 9 ! CITY (  ,KOB5HAVN1 & IT HAS BE5 SQUATT$ & AUTONOM\S S9CE #a#i#g#a4  ,IT US$ TO BE A MILIT>Y =T1 BUT ! GOV]NM5T AB&ON$ IT & N[ ,*RI/IANIA HOLDS NE>LY A ?\S& PEOPLE BUILD+ A LIFE \TSIDE ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4  ,I FIR/ HE>D AB\T ,*RI/IANIA FROM SOME >TICLES ON ! 9T]NET1 & RECEIV$ ! NEWS ) ! SAME DULL PLEASURE AN>*I/S ALWAYS FEEL :5 WE READ ?AT AN>*Y IS ACTUALLY POSSIBLE1 9 SOME F>AWAY L& OR DI/ANT TIME4  ,I ALMO/ DIDN'T COME1 EXCEPT ?AT ,I WAS FOLL[+ A LITTLE SIGN1 ! CO9CID5CE ( MEET+ SOME ,DANI% PUNKS 9 ,B]L9 :O DREW ME A MAP %[+ ! WAY TO SOME FRI5DS ,I C\LD /AY ) !RE4  ,KOB5HAVN LIES SEV]AL HUNDR$ KILOMET]S FROM ,B]L91 :I* IS A LONG WAY BY BICYCLE1 ?R\< %AD[$ =E/S 9 ,BR&5BURG1 OV] ! ROLL+1 GOLD5 HILLS ( ,MECKL5BURG-,VORPORMM]N1 A F]RY RIDE ACROSS ! ,O/SEE1 A LONG LONELY BRIDGE OV] D>K WAT]S TO ,VORD+BORG1 %ORT TREES & SQUAT COTTAGES 9 ,SJAELL&444,BUT ,I AM H]E 9 ,EUROPE TO LE>N AB\T ?+S LIKE ,*RI/IANIA4  ,ULTIMATELY1 IT IS REVOLUTION ,I AM 9T]E/$ 94 ,NOT ! %R9ES ( REVOLUTIONS PA/1 BUT ! SE$S = REVOLUTION N[1 9 ! #b#a/ C5TURY1 :5 NO SANE P]SON BELIEVES 9 REVOLUTION4  ,:5 CAPITALISM IS DE/ROY+ ! PLANET2 :5 G5OCIDE1 RACISM & COLONIALISM HAVE CONT9U$ = #e YE>S & C\NT+ DESPITE ALL ! O/5SIBLE SOLUTIONS (F]$ BY ! /ATE2 :5 ! PRIVILEG$ C\NTRIES ! RE/ ( ! WORLD >E SUPPOS$ TO EMULATE >E A WA/EL& ( ALI5ATION & PSY*OPH>MACEUTICALS4  ,N[1 :5 REVOLUTION IS LEA/ REALI/IC & MO/ NECESS>Y4  ,!RE IS NO?+ ESPECIALLY ROMANTIC HAPP5+ 9 ,EUROPE1 & 9 FACT ! HI/ORIANS ( ! /ATE >E ATTEMPT+ TO WRITE ! 5D+ ( ! AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T & ALL O!R POSSIBILITIES ( BR++ POLITICAL REVOLT TO ! /REETS ( ?IS CONT95T1 :ILE MANY AN>*I/S !MSELVES >E CONCURR+ ?AT HI/ORY HAS MOV$ ON1 ?AT ! AGE ( SQUATS1 CL&E/9E GR\PS1 /REETFI<T+ ON ,MAY ,DAY1 IS FAD+4  ,BUT ,I ?9K ?AT ! AN>*I/S :]E ,I COME FROM HAVE A LOT TO LE>N FROM DESP]ATE ATTEMPTS1 ESPECIALLY 9 C\NTRIES ?AT1 LIKE ! ,U,S1 HAVE NO CULTURE LEFT BESIDES ?AT ( ! ,M>KET4 

,I HAD SP5T ! LA/ SIX YE>S ( MY LIFE 9 LITTLE OLE ,H>RISONBURG1 ,VIRG9IA1 ?R\< ! HEADY DAYS ( ! ANTIGLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T -- ! PROTE/S & ! /RUGGLES ?AT SEEM$ TO BE UNIT+ ! WORLD AGA9/ CAPITALISM & ! ,U,S EMPIRE -- & !N ! DEAD5+ /UPOR ( ! ,W> ON ,T]ROR4 

,WE HAD SOME SUCCESSES1 !RE 9 ! ,%5&OAH ,VALLEY4  ,SET UP AN 9FO%OP1 AN AN>*I/ SOCIAL C5T]4 ,! AU?ORITIES %UT IT D[N1 WE OP5$ ANO!R ONE4  ,/>T$ ! CLI*$ ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS GR\P TO S]VE FREE FOOD TO ! HOMELESS POPULATION1 & TO 5JOY A COMMUNAL MEAL \RSELVES4  ,ORGANIZ$ ! FIR/ EV] ,VIRG9IA ,AN>*I/ ,GA!R+1 A ,COPWAT* GR\P1 A PRISON] SUPPORT GR\P4  ,SOME FRI5DS />T$ A P]MACULTURE F>M NE>BY ) A ,COMMUNITY ,SUPPORT$ ,AGRICULTURE PROGRAM4  ,IT WAS PRETTY GOOD1 CONSID]+ !RE W]E JU/ A FEW ( US4  ,BUT WE NEV] C\LD QUITE EXT5D BEYOND ?AT WALL ( ISOLATION ?AT SEEMS TO SUFFOCATE ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S4  ,& ! :OLE TIME ,I HAD TO SACRIFICE MY W&]LU/1 MY DESIRE TO SEE ! WORLD & LE>N NEW LANGUAGES1 9 ORD] TO KEEP UP ) MY WEEKLY COMMITM5TS4  ,:5 !RE'S ONLY T5 AN>*I/S 9 A T[N1 IT'S H>D TO TAKE VACATIONS4  ,! /RESS M\NTS UP4  ,BE/ FRI5DS MOVE AWAY1 O!RS GO COMPLAC5T & TRY TO TURN ! /RUGGLE 9TO A SOCIAL CLUB ) A RADICAL FACADE4  ,& ! /ATE IS SO P[]FUL1 EV5TUALLY IT BECOMES MORE ATTRACTIVE TO CREATE A P]FECT$ AN>*I/ SPACE1 ATTACK+ ! IMP]FECTIONS ( Y\R FRI5DS RA!R ?AN ATTACK+ Y\R BOSSES & GOV]NORS4  ,Y\ BECOME Y\R [N WORSE 5EMY4 ,PEOPLE PROVE !MSELVES TO BE MORE VALIANT ON 9T]NET BLOGS & LOCAL GOSSIP CIRCLES ?AN 9 ! /REET1 & ?OSE Y\ TRU/$ TO WAT* Y\R BACK 5D UP /ICK+ A KNIFE 9 IT4 

,SOMETIMES1 9 ORD] TO F9D Y\R COMMUNITY1 Y\ HAVE TO F9D Y\RSELF FIR/1 & 9 ORD] TO CLE>LY SEE ! /RUGGLE Y\'RE 9VOLV$ 91 Y\ HAVE TO LOOK AT IT ) NEW EYES1 COMP>+ IT ) A COMPLETELY DIFF]5T SITUATION 9 ORD] TO SEE :AT'S POSSIBLE & :AT'S NECESS>Y4 ,SOMETIMES1 !RE'S NO?+ TO DO BUT MOVE ON & HOPE Y\'VE LEFT SOME SE$S BEH9D4 ,= ME1 ?IS J\RNEY WAS A LONG TIME 9 COM+1 NOT ONLY 9 T]MS ( ! DEAD 5D LOCAL ACTIVISM HAD W$G$ ITSELF 9TO1 BUT ALSO 9 H[ LONG ,I'D BE5 LOOK+ =W>D TO A *ANCE TO GO TRAVEL+4  ,I HAD BE5 WORK+ AS A TAXI DRIV] TWO YE>S TO SAVE UP MONEY = A YE>LONG TRIP4  ,I SP5T IT ALL TO SELF-PUBLI% A BOOK ,I'D WRITT51 BUT SOMEH[ ! %OELACE ,D,I,Y DI/RIBUTION OP]ATION PULL$ ?R\< & ,I MADE ! MONEY BACK JU/ 9 TIME4  ,MY FIR/ /OP WAS ,B]L94 

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