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ocean,sand,hunger,cold,thoughts,and…Stars.Beautiful,BeautifulSta…Andcoconuts.Coconutseverywhere.Youhearthemfalltothesandeverysooften.Plumpf.Plumpf.That’llbemyheadifI’mnotcareful.Plumpf.Coconuts,theStars,andmythoughts.

BuildOverlappingwordstocreate“thoughtchatter”

WhenwillIfinishwastingtime,andbeginusingalltheseemptyshellsaroundmeastools?

Thecoconuthuskslyinginthesandonthisemptyislandofminewouldbebestputtousecollectingtheraindrops,themilk,refreshment,sustenance.ButIhavenopatiencetoformcomplexstructures.Maybeatnight,whenit’sdarkandmythoughtsrunaway,butthenI’malwaystiredandscared.Duringtheday,Iskipandskipandskipovertothenexthusk.Pokeitwithmymacheteonce,twice,thenontothenext,carefreeasagull.Notoneofthemallthatfascinating,butmosthavejustenoughmilkormeattoholdmyinterestforafewminutes.

Dowehearthisconstruction?

Sure,I’mtryingtoseehowtheyallmightfittogether,but!

I’mtryingtobeimpressiveaboutthewholeoperation–I’llworkitalloutinmyheadfirstsothatIdon’twastemyenergy.SothatIcan,presto,produceanintricate,brilliant,detailed,efficientandcompletecoconutrain-gatheringmachine.WhyshouldIlaborstrenuouslytobuild,fail,rebuild,failonceagain,andfrustratemyselfwiththenever-endingsuccessandlossofimperfecthumancreation?

Afterall,ifIdon’tletmyselfresteverysooftenImightrunoutofsteam.

Worldcutsout,buildingbeat,likeagrindingsteamtrain

Ihavenodisciplineofthecoconut.Ihavenomasteryofthesoul,ofthepen,ofthebrush,ofthemicrophone,ofthewoodenspoon.IsurroundmyselfwithingredientsbecauseIrevelintheingredients,butnotthesubtlerfineworkingsofcomplexandbeautifulartandscience.Ihavenopatiencetoconstructthesublimetunedharmonies,thebalancedflavors,theflowingcolors.Ithrowtheingredientstogetherinaclump,stomponitonce,twice,andcallit:

Art.

PerhapsIamachinglyvisionaryinthisway.

Plumpf.

II）Manifesto.

BenedictineMonks

ThelastactualideathatIhadwasforanilluminatedmanuscript,[cool,Ilovemonks]anditwasthis,Iwrote:

PrintingPressgonecrazy,NewsReelvoice/CarnivalBarker

“Manifesto:

Thisisme.Thefollowingismymanifesto.I’mabouttodosomethingreallyneat.Don’tcloseyoureyes,causeI’mgoingtodosomethingreallyneat,butI’mnotsurewhatquiteyet,soitmaypassbyyourfieldofvisionatanextremelyacceleratedrate.It’sjustthis:

”

MachineWhirsdown

[crazy!

]Andthere,Iranoutofsteam.

Ithinkthat’swhenIfirstfeltthedreadthatIhavenothingimportanttosay.[totally]Hell,allmost22yearoldsarereallyconcernedabout,let’sbehonest,ishowlongsincetheirgenitalswereproperlyinterfaced.Interfaced=Clamps/CashRegister/SwingTrumpet/AIMLogonbeep

[right?

}

Sure,Sure,it’sallveryexciting.But.

ValkyriesplayedonPowerToolsthatendswithafart

SotherewasthisideathatIhadbuiltupinmyhead-sograndioseinscopeandsoinsightfulinconceptthatitwasclearlyfartooepicforthereevertobeawaytoactuallygettowritingitdownonsomethingasconcreteandrigidaspaper.Thisimmortalkamikazevisionwasthus:

[beat,then:

cough]

Music,slowverbwithsuddenbuildon“Sun”PolyphonicSpree?

Twofriendsfindthemselvesinterfacing[Interfacing]inacomparativelyunexcitingway[UnexcitingInterfacing/AIMLogoff]inaparklateoneSaturdayeve,andtheyarestruckdumbasthesunappears,throne,scepterandchariot,attheedgeofthesea.Theyareovercomewithaninexplicableyetcompletejoyandawethatweshallcall‘thespiritofMr.Turtle.’{Mr.TurtleSynthPadSound}[GloriousInterfacingduring:

}Theyaresostruckwithwonderbythesceneofthesuninterfacingwiththelakeinterfacingwiththewindinterfacingwiththeautumnleavesinterfacingwiththeirpoordimmonkey’seyes,oneofthemsomehoweruptsforthapossiblybrilliantandsociallydangerousidea:

{DrumMarchandbuildingcrowdsoundsbuildsunder:

Everyweek,theywillmeethere.Saturdaymorning,atdawn.Everyweektheywillbringonepersonalong,towitnessthegloryofthesunriseonSaturday,andhopefully,witnessthegloriousspiritofMr.Turtle.Thepeopletheybringalongwilleachbringanotherperson,eachweek.They’reallencouragedtobringallkindsofpeople…Friends,Strangers,theHomeless,theDowntrodden.Aftersomequickcalculations,let’ssee…

{Vocaleffect:

Verbasthroughmegaphone}

2X2=4,4X2=8,8X2=16,16X2=32,32X2=64,64X2=128,128X2=256,256X2=512

（stopmeifyou’veheardthisone）

EIGHTweeksandyou’vegotamob!

{dude.}（Drumhitout）

Keepinmind,it’searlyonaSaturday…peoplearemakingapersonalsacrificetobethere.{grumblegrumblefuckingearly}Theybegintheirmeetingalwayswiththeawe-inspiringbeautyofnature…Evenifit’sarainy,shittyday–（quickthunder/downpour/drizzle）eventhenthefogdiffusesthecitylights,（bravebirds）andthepatteroftherainontheleavesquietsthebitterinnermonologues,andsomeonewillhavemostlikelybroughthotcoffee{mmmthankyou}andwarmdanish{dude}andstalebread{eww.}tosharewiththehuddledpigeons.{oh}Thedangeroussocialexperiment?

Aftersixorsevenweeks,whatdoesthistired,dedicated,coffee-sippingmobstartdoingofitsownfreewill?

（megaphone）Doleadersemerge,anxioustomoldthissecularinterestgrouptoapurposeoftheirowndevices?

Dotheymarchenmassetothewrongsideofthetracksandstart（Jackhammers,Basketball）cleaningup,RefinishingroadsandPaintingMuralsandGivingBacktotheGreaterCommunityofwhichtheyarebutasmallfraction?

Dotheybreakupaftersunrise?

{thisisbullshit!

}Dotheyformtheirownreligion?

{freeformfromA3H}Dotheygiveupafterfourweeks,becauseforcryingoutloud,it’sfiveinthemorningonaSaturday,andtheyfinallyhadtheopportunitytoproperlyinterfacetheirgenitals（Cha-Ching!

）lastnight,andtheygaveupdancinganddrinkingforthisbullshit?

!

?

（AmbiencesuddenlyOut）{yeah,bullshit!

}

Asafriendofminesays,{thatmakesforabettersocialexperimentthanitdoesahypotheticalilluminatedmanuscript.}Andboyisheright.

III）Recipe.

（MixingbowlandKitchenSoundsforawhile,then:

）

Foldinbrownsugartoeggwhites.Stir,stirandstir.Theingredientsdon’talwayswanttogotogether.Sometimesyouhavestirthefuckoutofit,rather,intoit.Likewhenyou’reusingpeanutbutteroralmondpaste.Therecipesays‘fold’whenitmeans‘stirthefuckoutofit,butforCRYINGoutLOUDnotanymorethannecessary.’

（MixingMontageendswithReallyloudElectricMixergonecrazy）

Sameistruewithwriting,music,soundengineering,drawing,editingvideo,baking.（Bakerscrapesupremnantsoflastrecipeandthenstartsagainwithmixingbuild.Breath,then:

）Whenitseemsmostdelicateandrefined,that’swhenyouknowthesapbehindthescreensmixingthebatterhasfinallymasteredhisingredients,discoveredtheirproperties,refinedandfocusedhissenses,redefinedhisprocess,andthenBEATtheACHINGSOULoutofitall,spillingflouralloverhisclothes,squirtingthelemonjuiceinhiseyes,rippingaholeinhismixingbowlwithhisspoon,flingingbatteralloverthewalls,screaming,sobbing,thenfinallyscrapingtheglobsofdoughofftheceilingandintohisrustypan,slappingitintheovenandafterallthat,BURNINGit,BURNINGthewholemessintoacaramelcarbonshell（ovendoorcrashboomslam）.Afterallthispainandfailure,hepicksupthepiecesandstartsitallagain.Fromscratch.Justtogetit‘right.’

This“process”neverends.It’swhatweartistsandscientistscall“utterfoolhardymadness.”

Butit’sreallylove–thatdrivestheartisttowork,rework,gettheingredientsandthetimingjustright.Love,andthegloriousspiritofMr.Turtle.

IV）Goggles.

（Mr.TurtleTheme）

PATH.TAO.WAY.TRUTH.GOD.ROAD.JOURNEY.BLACK.WHITE.Whenwelookabouttheworldaroundus,weputonourfavoritegogglesfirst.They’vegotthosesweettintedlensessoeverythinglooksalittleblue,pink,whatever.Someoftheselensesarereallypowerful…cokebottlelenses.thatletyouseeforeverinonedirection,soyoucanseethecokemachineontheedgeofthehorizon,butthatwon’tpreventyoufromtrippingovertheturtlerightnexttoyou.

Thelensesaremadeofphilosophy.Theyareforgedandcutandpolishedthroughourmanyyears,andifyouputonsomeelse’s,you’llgetamonsterheadache.（Overwhelminghumleadsto“funnydocumentarymusic”–Bluegrass?

Forexample,we’vegotthesegogglesherewhicharelabeled“RedState/BlueState”It’ssortofDr.Seussy,whichiswhyIbringitup.Here,putonthesegogglesforasecond:

Ah,that’sbetter.NowtheRedStatersloveConsensus.TheBlueStatersloveCriticalThought.That’snotquitetrue.TheRedStaterswillactliketheyloveConsensus…butthey’rereallyCriticalofpeoplewhodon’tloveConsensus.AndTheBlues,well,they’llactliketheyloveCriticalThought,buttheyreallywanttobuildConsensuswiththepeoplewhodon’tloveCriticalThought.{um,what?

}Redsvalue,aboveallthings,Stability;

whileBluesvalue,aboveallthings,Flexibility.InRedStates,GoodIdeasa