Observe
this unit, gentlemen, which
(for want of a better word)
I call a self.
It
consists of an envelope enclosed by a void
and enclosing a void
and lined
inside and out with nothing but eyes
most of which are shut.
Note that the
void enclosing the self
also encloses many other selves
each enclosing
a void of its own, which
(in order to differentiate) I call an abyss. Selves
can be split into two kinds: solitary and binary.
The self under consideration
is solitary.
They can be split into two other kinds: erratic and static.
The
self under consideration is erratic.
Why?
Gentlemen,
the enclosed abyss
feels threatened by the enclosing void,
thus since its genesis our self has
attempted union
with a succession of markedly static selves
in an attempt
to join its abyss to theirs
by turning binary.
On every occasion it has
failed to achieve collision
through clever footwork on the part of the static
selves
(who were never quite as static as they seemed);
also because our
self is so erratic
that its trajectory is usually wide of the remark;
also
because our self tends to switch
into another field of attraction
......................................the
moment before collision. (Collisions
can be painful.) |