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ollectivehistory,suchasthesinkingofthetitanic.thedisasterasitactually
occurreddesdsintoobscurityasitseyeentsperishthekof
theshipdissolvesinitsatlanti
reeries,papers,hearsay,fiinshort,beliefgroruer.”the
aatictoaccessrenstru
ntrast,thevirtualpastislleable,everbrighteningeverrediffivent
exposeasfraudulent.
thepresentpressesthevirtualpastintoitsoythologies
legitipositionhtto“landscape”thevirtualpast.
hehehistoriancallsthetune.
syetrydendsanactualvirtualfuture,too.aginehoyear,or
2225s.this
virtualfutureyiheactualfuture,asinaselffulfillingprophecy,buttheactual
futureorrooday.likeutopia,the
actualfuturetheactualpastexistonlyinthehazydistance,heyarenogoodto
anyone.
q:isthereaaningfuldistinofske,rrorsshadows
theaulacruheactualfuture
oi:aninfiryoshkadollofpais,each“shell”the
presentencasedinsideaof“shells”previouspresentsicalltheactualpastbuth
hevirtualpast.thedollof“noofpreseobe,
heactualfuturebuthevirtualfuture.
proposition:ihavefalleninlovehluisarey
thedetonatoristriggered.theites.thejetisengulfedbyafireball.thejetstals,
plastics,circuitry,itspasseheirbones,clothes,notebooks,andbrainsalllosedefinition
inflasexceeding1200degreesc.theuedandthedeadexistsolelyinouractualand
virtualpasts.nohebifurcationofthesetswillbegin.
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inthesel.acircleofneophytesandalytespayskeeiontothe
presidentialenergyguru.“sotheydeetogetalittlecashinhand.
nightesaround,frankdrivesbettyovertooplyheerade.hey
frank,saysbettyfrohesideuathand
tellsher,ahundredbucksforthetygetsout,andfrankparksdowna
quietalleyprettysoonthisguydrivesupinhisbeatupoldchryslerandpropositioy:
houchforallnight,sugarbettysays,hundreddollars.theguysays,ionlygot
thirtydollars.esobettydashesaroundtofrankandaskshifrank
says,tellhihirtydollarsbuysahandjobsobettygoesbacktotheguy”
lloydhooksnotiokeraisesohreefingers;
thethreefingersbeeafist;thefistbeesaslashiure.albertogrildi,dead;
isaacsachs,dead;luisarey,dead.sokehehas
uood,andafigntfrogreekthsurfahisnd.thesacredgroveofdiana
luxuryenurewaseaed
byslayinghispredecessor.,italdi,youdozed
fortoolong.
“so,anytygoesbacktotheguyandsayshisthirtyllbuyahandjob,takeitorleaveit.
theguysays,okaysugar,juin,illtakethehandjob.isthereaquietalleyaroundhere
bettyhashirivearouofranksalley,andtheguyushispantstoreveal
thestyknops
outoftheguysdknofrankshenow”
hookspausesforthepune.“bettysays,frank,hey,frahisguyseventy
dollars”
theneerscacklelikehyenas.oneytbuyyou
happiness,lloydhooksthinks,basking,obviouslydidnthaveenoughofthestuff
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throughbinocularshestervanzandtchesthediversontheirlaununhappylooking
barefootteenagerinaponblesalongthebeadpatshestersheyfound
thecaryet,hesterelsprettydeepatthatpoint.thatshefishingssogood
there.”
“hardtobesureatthisdistance.”
“kindaironictodroe.told
itan,boutfourintheing.”
“sesuhesaspecialsecurityretastheisland.seaboard
saytheylike.noonellcrosschecktheirstory”
theteenageryaanordyouthinkshe
gotoutandkindadroer”
“uldntsay.”
“ifsheadeittotheshore.”
“whoknows”
“grossodie.”theteenageryaertrudgesbacktohertrailer.
ltoivearialkcartoh
andtellsher,“ansawake.”
hesterstepsaroundltonandaskstheanonthesofahowsheisfeeling.
“luckytobealive,”ansuffins,anddrier.thanksfortheloanofyour
clothes.”
“luckyesize.diversarelookingforyourcar.”
“thesixsthreport,notcar.bodywouldbeabonus.”
ltonlocksthedoor.“soyoucrashedthroughabarrier,droppedintothesea,gotoutofa
sinkingcar,andsthreehundredyardstoshore,ild
bruising.”
“ithurtsplentyyinsuranceclai”
hestersitsdoove”
“yapartntaafey
ther,oor
iedinshappeningonshoutthereport.”
“others”
“aslongasseaboardthinksiead,joenapierelooking.
not”sheshrugs,havinggainedanarroffatalisroheeventsofthelastsixhours.
“altogethersafe,possiblynot.aabledegreeofrisk.idontdothissortofthingoften
enoughtobea.”
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