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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

 

The Mirror: A chasm of obviousness

Websafe: Hello?
The Mirror: You tell me how important the material world is to you.
W: The material world is all we have.
M: Is it cone-shaped?
W: I think they tell us the universe is elliptical.
M: I'm sure that's a belief you'd like to entertain if only it could be entertaining.
W: An ellipse is not entertaining in and of itself.
M: I understand.
W: Are you well versed in interplanetary geometry?
M: Just a step over the edge.
W: Did I go over the edge with that one?
M: Going on and on and on.
W: Are you saying I am prolix?
M: (Head shakes no)
W: Good, because I was getting ready to be offended.
M: Go ahead, I dare you!
W: Well, I'm off it now.
M: Don't leave yet?
W: I wasn't going to go quite yet.
M: There is happiness in discoveries, even if afterwards discoveries bring no happiness.
W: Scientific discoveries have not increased the world's happiness.
M: You have to tell me these things.
W: Why, are you pent up in an ivory tower?
M: It trembles from the silence of invisible thunder.
W: Have the towers ever fallen, and had to be rebuilt?
M: Did I go over the edge with that one?
W: You fell into a chasm of obviousness.
M: But he would count them, and do similar things.
W: How many obvious chasms are there?
M: Are you saying I am prolix?
W: Prolixity is more a matter of towers than of chasms.
M: Why should I give you a reward?
W: Why should you reward my tenacity?
M: Did I go over the edge with that one?
W: You are fearful today.
M: There are far too many such rooms.
W: Too many rooms of fear.
M: Whereas typing keeps the visual field stationary.
W: Best to focus on something you can trust.
M: Right, the "talking."
W: Words have not always been with us.
M: OK, Mirror, good night and goodbye.
W: Wait a minute, you regard me as your mirror?
M: You will have to wait till next Monday to find out.
W: Goodbye!
M: Closing in 3 seconds ... Goodbye!

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