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one man held his head at an angle ..hoping a wind would lift at least a corner of his... by Richard Zola processions from the pavilion stems and iron fingers on strings lips against brass the compulsory wearing of turkish shoes movements of a hand a knife through hair sinew horns amongst grass minimal blood displacement speeches cymbals streets swept clean flowers lights the burning of all hats belonging to those resident within a 50 mile radius of the pavilion including those hats manufactured in error an arena clipped grass 2 poles high a cable between a net beneath all paper in all pockets to be folded into quarters by 2pm and threaded onto fishing line these lines to be plaited by a baker method to be used for plaiting: left left left left under right under left over left under under right right right left left through loop under right left left left knot left left right through loop left left twist tie loop loop loop tie left under left under right repeat important: (print in red) correction: loop loop loop tie left under left under right a blindfolded audience invitation only an embroidered cloth covers a glass box the tightrope walker stands method to be used for the tying of blindfolds method to be used for the tyi method to be use metho the beaks of 700 thrushes to be held singly carried from the museum held singly in the left hand between tweezers and distributed equally in 30 attics to designated persons these designated persons will place the beak presented into shoes once worn worn once by an orphan important: (print in red) the shoes of a chaplain may not be substituted here should it be discovered after the distribution process has begun eg should an orphan confess to wearing a pair of shoes twice the distribution process may continue provided that the distance travelled in the shoes was less than the distance from the railway station to the water tower should the distance travelled prove to have been greater than the distance from the railway station to the water tower and the evidence given by the orphan considered reliable those designated to distribute the beaks and shoes important: (print in red) not those designated to sit in an attic important: (print in red) it has been noted that some orphans when walking lead with their left foot others with their right foot this is not relevant to events and should be ignored those distributing the beaks those distributing the those distrib these shoes to be carried to the steps of the chamber of commerce and loaded into slowly moving vans through the window on the driver’s side the driver of the van may not assist in the loading process she/he to blow air from another through a straw onto each shoe as it passes into the back of the van air from another may be obtained via mouth to mouth transmission important: (print in red) the use of a rubber tube for this process may not be used for fear of flies should a shoe during this air blowing process be overlooked a runner will notify the surgeon who will be waiting on the green water tower near the marble not the granite statue the surgeon will drop a fish the shoe loading must recommence before the fish reaches the ground there will also be a surgeon standing on the blue water tower thr wll also be a surgn stndng on th blu watr towr this surgeon will not have a fish walking rhythm to be adopted by those carrying the shoes to the slowly moving vans: right right left back left left right turn right right back 2 and back 1 left left right right left right back 3 forward 1 left left right left right left 3 steps forward sideways left left right right left shuffle shuffle shuffle feet high shuffle left right right left 360 degree rotation important: (print in red) correction: shuffle shuffle left right right left 360 degree rotation shuffle shuffle waltz the cloth is removed replaced removed a hornet hovers inside the glass box circular pats of butter will be placed into barrels the pats of butter will have fine lines cut on their upper surface with a knife made of willow between the cutting of each line the knife shall be thrown from a window and retrieved by the thrower this to be witnessed by a shrew in a cup the barrels will be sealed nailed placed on the banks of a stream and whipped with the manes of small donkeys those whipping the barrels will stand in the stream balancing bicycles with their free hand whipping rhythm: lift mane pause for 4 strike barrel 1 strike barrel 2 6 9 lift count 2 forward dont strike barrel pause for 3 hit barrel lift hit barrel lift hit barrel leave mane against barrel count 4 lift lower hit barrel lift pause 8 hit barrel turn barrel lift mane forward pause 3 hit barrel shake mane shake mane pause lift hit barrel twist barrel pause 9 hit barrel repeat reversed repeat orginal x2 should a bicycle fall into the stream should a bicycle fall should a bicyc important: (print in red) correction: pause 3 hit barrel shake shake shake mane shake the tightrope walker walks the hornet holes in the top of the box for air the tightrope walker bows audience prompted to applaud the box is covered carried away loudspeaker announcements requesting the immediate dispersal of all attendees and participants the surgeon’s fish to be a mackerel © Richard Zola « Home | Contributor Notes » |
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