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- Philip Hammial
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- Water
Die as much as you want. An inch
- at a time or all at once, it doesn't
matter. Your conviction
- that the new Human Tissue Bill will
somehow protect you
- is a delusion. Take it from me, I know.
It's
- not for nothing that I've been an envoy
to the Mahdi
- for the past two years. Here to save us
- from ourselves, his army's contribution
- to our once-beautiful city is, according
- to a recent poll, extremely
disappointing, that
- contribution having been, to date, one
point two
- million black parasols, one
- for every male citizen. If only
- it would rain. What a sight for sore eyes
- it would be to watch those parasols
blossoming
- up & down the length of the Avenue
Foch. Fat
- chance. The drought
- is here to stay. It's only a matter of
time
- before we pack our bags and head inland
- to the great fresh water sea that
supposedly covers
- the heart of our continent. A rumour? Do
you
- know anyone who has actually seen it? I
don't. Harry Kline
- in his seminal work, Paradise Now,
describes that sea
- in detail - abundant with fish, barges
poled by djinns
- who are delighted to attend to your every
need, etc. But
- is Harry to be believed? What if he's
sold out, become
- another of the Mahdi's innumerable
stooges? Considering
- how quickly his book rose (was pushed) to
the top
- of the best-seller list, I'd say he
probably is. All
- things considered, if I were you
- I'd do it all at once.
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