CHARACTERS:
Alice
Xrabbit: Alice’s boyfriend (aka Dan)
Alice’s mother
Summary: Alice catches a cold and she is sick in bed. After taking her medicine she falls asleep and the next moment she wakes up she finds herself stuck in unexpected events and people around her behaving unusually.
Scene 1
[Int. Alice’s bedroom]
[Alice’s POV: glance of her bedroom, piles of magazines on her bed, and empty bags of potato chips, empty bottles of mineral water, and lap top on her bed. Alice lying on her bed talking on her mobile phone. It is set in the afternoon and you can still see the sunlight outside the window]
(Alice on the phone with her boyfriend Dan)
Alice: uggh, Dan I’m sick of staying in bed, when are you coming back home? This city needs you and I need you.
Dan: Come on, Christmas is approaching, its only a month left, don’t worry I’ll be back for the holidays. Alice you have got to stop getting sick all the time, and go to school.
Alice: woo, speaking of Christmas I need to go buy some new shoes and winter jackets. I’ll have my hair done as well, so you can see me all pretty and glam.
Dan: Alice is this really what you should be focusing on right now?
Alice: ughh, but I’m so boredddddd. I’ve been doing the same thing everyday.
Dan: aren’t you suppose to be sick in bed, or are you making excuses again?
Alice: I am really sick this time though, I just told my mom to bring me some panadol. But I want to go out, like we always do, there’s no excitement these days.
Dan: well I’m gonna hang up now, I’ll talk to you on msn yea? And stop being such a lazy ass, and if our bored go out to get some part-time jobs or internships.
Alice: Fine fine fine, I’ll shut. okok, miss you.
Dan: miss you too, take care
(Alice’s mom walks in the room)
Alice’s mom: honey here’s your medicine, just drink this, take some rest and you’ll be fine soon. I’ll cut you some oranges later ok?
Alice: Thanks mom
(Alice’s mom leaves the room)
(Alice grabbing her glass of water, and putting the two panadol pills in her mouth)
(Alice reaches for her lap top, and opens up her msn)
[POV Close up: Alice on her computer]
Alice: Dannnnn, I still don’t get why your msn name is still xrabbit. Ahaha
Dan: you made me change it to xrabbit, after I got you a white rabbit for your birthday. If you don’t mind me changing it then I’m gonna change back my msn name
Alice: NOOO, I’m just kidding of course I remember it, I like it mr. xrabbit, Keep it, so xrabbit stands out on my list, I’ll always be able to spot you
Dan: ahh, fine fine
Alice: Well I’m feeling a bit sleepy now, so I’m going to get some rest yea? I’ll talk to you later or tomorrow. Byeee
Dan: byeeee
(Close Up on Alice, she falls asleep, transition of time passing by, the camera focuses on the shadow changing from sun set to night)
Scene 2
[Int. Alice’s bedroom]
(Alice hears her doorbell ringing)
Alice: Mom, someone’s at the door are you going to get it?
Mom?
(no response)
Alice: Hmmmmm, that’s odd, where could she be? Shower?
(She leaves her room, glances of the house, no one seems to be in the house except for Alice, and next moment she opens the door)
[POV Alice: looking surprised to see her boyfriend at the door]
(Alice looking confused)
Alice: What are you doing here? Am I dreaming? Wow, were you planning all this the whole to time to surprise me?
Xrabbit: Darling Alice I don’t have much time explaining right now, anyways, I very late for an important date, would you like to run off with me?
Alice: ahhhh, What are you talking about Dan?
Xrabbit: Coming or not?
(as Xrabbit starts to walk always Alice grabs her coat, and follows him out the door)
[POV: transition to night scene. All the scene shot here going into her adventure will be set at night]
Alice: What is up with you? What’s all this I need an explaination.
Xrabbit: Sweetie nothing, I came to see you. Just follow me, I’m taking you to a party
Alice: What party? What’s all this rush? When did you even get back anyways? Why didn’t you tell me?
Xrabbit: Alice, cut it with all this question of yours, just wait and you’ll see.
(Xrabbit pulling Alice’s arms, she gets dragged to an ally that they are both familiar with, streets of many clubs and bars around.)
[POV: music from the clubs and bars, spilling out onto the streets, skinny models, and a crowd of people flooding the street, all lights and clothes in vibrant and vivid colors)
(Suddenly Xrabbit stops in front of a black door, and rushes himself in, leaving Alice out, she tries to follow him inside, except the two bouncers standing out by the door stop her from entering)
Alice: Umm, I’m with him, so can you just let me in?
Bouncers: Girl, sorry invitation only.
Alice: huh? What’s the event anyways? Just let me in, I’m not here for the party, I’m just following my boyfriend
Bouncers: You are curious?
(The two bouncers look at each other and laugh)
(The bouncers push her aside and let the other people in)
(Alice standing alone on the street, she reaches for her mobile phone in her pocket. She tries to give her boyfriend a call, except his mobile phone is turned off)
(A skinny pretty girl in a purple dress (Kat) walks in front of her)
Kat: What’s the matter girl?
Alice: Well I was suppose to follow up my boyfriend in that club but he just left me out here and the bouncers wouldn’t let me in
Kat: Aww, that’s sad, what great boyfriend you got. You need invitation for this event
Alice: No, my boyfriend doesn’t act this way usually, I don’t know what’s up with him today, he’s been weird all day
Kat: Well we all have our days don’t we?
Alice: I’m Alice by the way, Are you going in there? Anyways you can smuggle me in?
Kat: I’m Katrina but you can call me Kat. Yea, I I’ll try to smuggle you in my dear, it’s all about confidence. Oh and one more thing, for getting you inside, you have to have some fun with me though.
Alice: Sure, isn’t that what parties are for? Ahahah
(Kat reaches her hand in Alice’s pocket and drops something inside)
Kat: You’ll need to take one of them later, or I’m kicking you out. You know I could always black list you in all the clubs here sweeties. Hehe)
Alice: uhhh, sure what is it? Just look at it after you get inside.
(Kat pulls Alice’s arm, she smiles at the bouncer and they let her enter)
(Pounding music, darkness with beam of laser lights, and disco balls, smokes, and crowd of people dancing on the dance floor)
[POV: Alive looking around confused]
(Alice reaches into her pocket, and she finds two colored candies, one in pink and one in blue written ‘eat me’, reminding her of a valentine candies)
(Alice grabs Kat’s arm)
Alice: What are these?
(Kat whispers in Alice’s ears)
Kat: I know you know it darling. You’re my toy for the night, I got you in, your with me now.
(Kat winks at Alice)
Alice: umm, I have to find my boyfriend though, he is probably in here somewhere, I’ll get back to you after I find him
(Kat grabs Alice’s arm)
Kat: Take it or not, your out.
(Alice staring at Kay’s eyes)
Alice: Fine! I’ll pick one.
(She pops the pink one in her mouth)
(Kat drags Alice into a private room, where she spots a bunch of skinny anorexic models, drinking, laughing and dancing inside. She coughs over the smell of their strong perfume, and cigarettes)
[POV: Alice looking around, observing the place with nice velvet couch, huge mirrors on the wall, crystal cocktail glasses, and diamond implanted cushions. Girls all dress like naked animals, accessorized like Marie Antoinette)
Alice: Kat why are you bringing me here?
Girl 1in the room: Hello, enjoy
[Girl 1 hands Alice a glass of champagne]
Alice: Hi, who are you girls?
Girl 2: Oh, we’re all models, what agency are you from my dear?
Girl 3: You don’t seem too skinny?
Girl 4: Have you got your botox done this month?
Girl 5: Haven’t you seen my billboards on the street yet?
Alice: Model? Botox? Umm sure you guys all do look like a bunch of flowers. I’m not a model or anything. I was just brought up here by Kat
(Alice turns around to look for Kat but she seems to be out of sight)
Girl 2: Ewww, she’s not a model
Girl 3: No wonder she looks ugly
(Alice looking at one of the girls doing a line of cocaine)
Girl 1: Get out of here, we don’t want any ugly bitch in our room. You don’t belong here
(Girl 2 kicks Alice out of the room)
(Alice feeling a little insulted, and discriminated)
Alice: Bitches.
(Alice wondering around the club, looking for her boyfriend, she goes into the corner where she finds a girl sitting alone smoking on a hooka pipe (Mademoiselle butterfly), Alice goes up to her to talk)
Alice: Hi, um can I sit here?
(Mademoiselle butterfly blowing a smoke out of her hooka pipe, she talks to Alice)
Mademoiselle butterfly: Who are you?
Alice: I’m Alice, I’m just looking for my boyfriend. Lost him in here. And you?
Mademoiselle butterfly: Why did you come here? What are you doing here?
Alice: Well my boyfriend kind of just dragged me in here, and I’m not quite so sure why I am here either. May I ask for your name at least?
Mademoiselle butterfly: I am Mademoiselle butterfly. That is my DJ name.
Alice: oh, well Mademoiselle butterfly, I was wondering if I could ask what is this party all about? I’m certainly lost and I don’t know what to do.
(Mademoiselle butterfly laughs)
Mademoiselle butterfly: Well darling your certainly more of lost with who you are. You going through a severe identity crises.
(Mademoiselle butterfly giggles in a high pitch tone)
Alice: . . . . I don’t get what your saying??? I’m pretty sure I’m clear with who I am, and unlike YOU, at least I don’t have ridiculous names like Mademoiselle butterfly.
Mademoiselle butterfly: How dare you. I pity you sweeties. I assume you followed up your boyfriend to this place, and second you lose him, and third you don’t even know what your doing here. Doesn’t that sound more ridiculous than my name? At least I was nice enough to help out someone like you, who looks totally out of place.
(Alice yells)
Alice: It’s not my fault!! I woke up didn’t know what was going on, found my long distance boyfriend at the door and I was dragged up here
Mademoiselle butterfly: Yelling won’t help darling. We’re club, other things are much louder than you are
Alice: Well your not as nice as I thought you were
(Alice hallucinating, she starts to see things blurry. She feels aggressive yet a sensation she never felt)
Mademoiselle butterfly: Trust me, it’s harder to find people that would talk to a girl like you. And let me tell you one thing, next time, don’t follow up to some place you don’t even know what your doing out of curiosity. You’ll be lucky to find your way back out. And out I don’t mean just out of this place. Every people you meet, every action you cause, could end up making you locked up in here. I say get out while you can.
(Mademoiselle butterfly blows out another puff of smoke in Alice’s face)
(Alice starts to feel dizzy like she is flying up into the air. She even sees Mademoiselle butterfly, flying. She closes her eyes for a second, and the next moment she sees herself standing alone on the dance floor)
(Alice unable to function with what she is doing, she questions herself whether it was those pill Kat gave her, is making her feel this way)
(Alice spots Kat, and runs up to her)
Alice: KAT, I’ve been looking for you everywhere, I’m lost and I forgot where the exit was, can you please take me out?
Kat: Done looking for your boyfriend? I got you in, I’m not helping you get out. The exit is just somewhere there, go look for it yourself
Alice: the thing is I can’t function. It’s those stupid pills you gave me. I didn’t come here to encounter with come drug addicts, or stupid bitches.
Kat: Now now, that’s not the way you act towards someone who got you into this place. You know, you were the one that was begging me outside that door
Alice: Well I told you my purpose was not for the party
Kat: You must be bored. Having so much time, going around places without even a purpose of your own. You should face the reality. It’s not as easy as your imagination
Alice: Ok I don’t get a single thing your saying.
Kat: Well you must be stupid. I say go ask the Mr. Hatter there, celebrating this party with his dear old friends. He might be able to help you out, cause I’m not, and get out of my way. Oh, by the way, he’s mad. AHAHAHAHAHA
(Alice, staring at Kat in a confused way, she walks away from her, and gives it a chance to go talk to Mr. Hatter sitting at the table)
Mr. Hatter: Well well, welcome. Came to join my party?
(Mr.Hatter, makes his friend make a seat for Alice)
Alice: umm yea, well I’ve actually come here to ask you whether you could tell me
(Mr. Hatter cuts her off)
Mr. Hatter: See we’re celebrating our annual Friday of the week. Isn’t it amazing how tomorrow is a weekend.
Alice: Well I guess so. You guys are just celebrating because it’s a Friday?
Mr. Hatter: Well we celebrate on Fridays, and Saturdays, and public holidays.
Alice: That’s at least every 2 times a week. I don’t think it’s really something to celebrate? Well I guess it’s just an excuse to come out partying every week.
(Mr. Hatter popping a champagne with fireworks lit on the top)
Mr. Hatter: Well you must be a boring person. Why not make it a celebration, which makes everything sound better and fun.
Alice: I don’t know, it sounds boring something was going on every week. It’s special and something to celebrate because it doesn’t happen so often. Like Christmas.
Mr. Hatter: Shut your mouth girl.
(Alice spots Xrabbit walking pass by her table, she tries to run after him, except Mr. Hatter grabs her arm)
Mr. Hatter: What is it that you want sweetie? Money? Sex? Drugs? Attention? You know there’s nothing I can’t get.
Alice: I’m sorry I jus wanted to ask you if you knew the way out of here, I’m not here for anything
Mr. Hatter: That’s odd, everyone comes here for a reason looking for something. I’m sure you must have came here for a reason. And Sorry but I don’t deal with party poopers like you
(Alice staring at Mr. Hatter’s eyes, running out of the table. She’s unable to think properly)
(Alice burst into tears, although she’s trapped in a place with so many people and loud music, yet she feels so alone and lost. Reaching for her cell phone, she tries to dial her boyfriend’s number, but the place has no reception)
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
sonnet 4
Fallow your heart
Walk me like I’m your bride
Where we can glide
Don’t tare me apart
And leave me like I’ve cried
Cause I always want you by my side
I’ll wait for you all day
Hoping there will be no betray
And let me leave my worries behind
Make me your addiction
I’ll be your perfection
you know that love is blind
Walk me like I’m your bride
Where we can glide
Don’t tare me apart
And leave me like I’ve cried
Cause I always want you by my side
I’ll wait for you all day
Hoping there will be no betray
And let me leave my worries behind
Make me your addiction
I’ll be your perfection
you know that love is blind
poem.
candies
tempting, addicting
colorful, edible, unpredictable
Hallucination, i see the sky
ecstasy
Love?
incitement, confinement
enticing, memorizing, exciting
keep it a secret
Affair
tempting, addicting
colorful, edible, unpredictable
Hallucination, i see the sky
ecstasy
Love?
incitement, confinement
enticing, memorizing, exciting
keep it a secret
Affair
Monday, November 23, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
draft.
CHARACTERS:
Alice
Xrabbit: Alice’s boyfriend (aka Dan)
Alice’s mother
Summary: Alice catches a cold and she is sick in bed. After taking her medicine she falls asleep and the next moment she wakes up she finds herself stuck in unexpected events and people around her behaving unusually.
Scene 1
[Int. Alice’s bedroom]
[Alice’s POV: glance of her bedroom, piles of magazines on her bed, and empty bags of potato chips, empty bottles of mineral water, and lap top on her bed. Alice lying on her bed talking on her mobile phone]
(Alice on the phone with her boyfriend Dan)
Alice: uggh, Dan I’m sick of staying in bed, when are you coming back to New York? This city needs you and I need you.
Dan: Come on, Christmas is approaching, its only a month left, don’t worry I’ll be back for the holidays. Alice you have got to stop getting sick all the time, and go to school.
Alice: I am really sick this time though, I just told my mom to bring me some panadol.
Dan: well I’m gonna hang up now, I’ll talk to you on msn yea?
Alice: okok, miss you.
Dan: miss you too, take care
(Alice’s mom walks in the room)
Alice’s mom: honey here’s your medicine, just drink this, take some rest and you’ll be fine soon. I’ll cut you some oranges later ok?
Alice: Thanks mom
(Alice’s mom leaves the room)
(Alice grabbing her glass of water, and putting the two panadol pills in her mouth)
(Alice reaches for her lap top, and opens up her msn)
[POV Close up: Alice on her computer]
Alice: Dannnnn, I still don’t get why your msn name is still xrabbit. Ahaha
Dan: you made me change it to xrabbit, after I got you a white rabbit for your birthday. If you don’t mind me changing it then I’m gonna change back my msn name
Alice: NOOO, I’m just kidding of course I remember it, I like it mr. xrabbit, Keep it, so xrabbit stands out on my list, I’ll always be able to spot you
Dan: ahh, fine fine
Alice: Well I’m feeling a bit sleepy now, so I’m going to get some rest yea? I’ll talk to you later or tomorrow. Byeee
Dan: byeeee
(Close Up on Alice, she falls asleep, transition of time passing by, the camera focuses on the shadow changing from sun set to night)
Scene 2
[Int. Alice’s bedroom – morning]
(Alice hears her doorbell ringing)
Alice: Mom, someone’s at the door are you going to get it?
Mom?
(no response)
Hmmmmm, maybe she went out shopping or something.
(She leaves her room, glances of the house, no one seems to be in the house except for Alice, and next moment she opens the door)
[POV Alice: looking surprised to see her boyfriend at the door]
(Alice looking confused)
Alice: What are you doing here? Am I dreaming? Wow, were you planning all this the whole to time to surprise me?
Xrabbit: Darling Alice I don’t have much time explaining right now, anyways, I very late for an important date, would you like to run off with me?
Alice: ahhhh, What are you talking about Dan?
Xrabbit: Coming or not?
(as Xrabbit starts to walk always Alice grabs her coat, and follows him out the door)
Alice
Xrabbit: Alice’s boyfriend (aka Dan)
Alice’s mother
Summary: Alice catches a cold and she is sick in bed. After taking her medicine she falls asleep and the next moment she wakes up she finds herself stuck in unexpected events and people around her behaving unusually.
Scene 1
[Int. Alice’s bedroom]
[Alice’s POV: glance of her bedroom, piles of magazines on her bed, and empty bags of potato chips, empty bottles of mineral water, and lap top on her bed. Alice lying on her bed talking on her mobile phone]
(Alice on the phone with her boyfriend Dan)
Alice: uggh, Dan I’m sick of staying in bed, when are you coming back to New York? This city needs you and I need you.
Dan: Come on, Christmas is approaching, its only a month left, don’t worry I’ll be back for the holidays. Alice you have got to stop getting sick all the time, and go to school.
Alice: I am really sick this time though, I just told my mom to bring me some panadol.
Dan: well I’m gonna hang up now, I’ll talk to you on msn yea?
Alice: okok, miss you.
Dan: miss you too, take care
(Alice’s mom walks in the room)
Alice’s mom: honey here’s your medicine, just drink this, take some rest and you’ll be fine soon. I’ll cut you some oranges later ok?
Alice: Thanks mom
(Alice’s mom leaves the room)
(Alice grabbing her glass of water, and putting the two panadol pills in her mouth)
(Alice reaches for her lap top, and opens up her msn)
[POV Close up: Alice on her computer]
Alice: Dannnnn, I still don’t get why your msn name is still xrabbit. Ahaha
Dan: you made me change it to xrabbit, after I got you a white rabbit for your birthday. If you don’t mind me changing it then I’m gonna change back my msn name
Alice: NOOO, I’m just kidding of course I remember it, I like it mr. xrabbit, Keep it, so xrabbit stands out on my list, I’ll always be able to spot you
Dan: ahh, fine fine
Alice: Well I’m feeling a bit sleepy now, so I’m going to get some rest yea? I’ll talk to you later or tomorrow. Byeee
Dan: byeeee
(Close Up on Alice, she falls asleep, transition of time passing by, the camera focuses on the shadow changing from sun set to night)
Scene 2
[Int. Alice’s bedroom – morning]
(Alice hears her doorbell ringing)
Alice: Mom, someone’s at the door are you going to get it?
Mom?
(no response)
Hmmmmm, maybe she went out shopping or something.
(She leaves her room, glances of the house, no one seems to be in the house except for Alice, and next moment she opens the door)
[POV Alice: looking surprised to see her boyfriend at the door]
(Alice looking confused)
Alice: What are you doing here? Am I dreaming? Wow, were you planning all this the whole to time to surprise me?
Xrabbit: Darling Alice I don’t have much time explaining right now, anyways, I very late for an important date, would you like to run off with me?
Alice: ahhhh, What are you talking about Dan?
Xrabbit: Coming or not?
(as Xrabbit starts to walk always Alice grabs her coat, and follows him out the door)
Monday, November 9, 2009
plan
Alice in reality, living in the modern world.
The scene starts off with Alice in bed with a cold, she skipped school today, and she's talking to her long distance boyfriend on msn. Her mother brings her a panadol and milk for her headache, and soon she finds herself falling asleep on her bed.
From here her adventures start.
Alice suddenly hears a knock at the door, she walks over, opens it and there she sees her boyfriend. He tells her, he's very late for an important date would you like to come along with me right now. With confusion she leaves her house with her boyfriend.
The scene starts off with Alice in bed with a cold, she skipped school today, and she's talking to her long distance boyfriend on msn. Her mother brings her a panadol and milk for her headache, and soon she finds herself falling asleep on her bed.
From here her adventures start.
Alice suddenly hears a knock at the door, she walks over, opens it and there she sees her boyfriend. He tells her, he's very late for an important date would you like to come along with me right now. With confusion she leaves her house with her boyfriend.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
adaptation
Original text
Alice in wonderland (Disney film)
&
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
Target text
- Script
Alice in wonderland (Disney film)
&
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
Target text
- Script
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
villanelle 2
1# Love is there is you want it to be
2 You just have to see that its wrapped in your beauty and your will
3* Just dance inside me
4 And let it be
5 Let the time be all frozen and still
6# Love is there is you want it to be
7 My heart that dances, and everything so free
8 Heart hidden away between the seconds of your life with will
9* Just dance inside me
10 The pain that hurts like I’ve been stung by a bee
11 And broken pieces that makes you ill
12# Love is there is you want it to be
13 When your heart dive into those big blue sea
14 And night where I get haunted by those ice cold thrills
15* Just dance inside me
16 To close my key
17 You are my pill
18# Love is there is you want it to be
19* Just dance inside me
2 You just have to see that its wrapped in your beauty and your will
3* Just dance inside me
4 And let it be
5 Let the time be all frozen and still
6# Love is there is you want it to be
7 My heart that dances, and everything so free
8 Heart hidden away between the seconds of your life with will
9* Just dance inside me
10 The pain that hurts like I’ve been stung by a bee
11 And broken pieces that makes you ill
12# Love is there is you want it to be
13 When your heart dive into those big blue sea
14 And night where I get haunted by those ice cold thrills
15* Just dance inside me
16 To close my key
17 You are my pill
18# Love is there is you want it to be
19* Just dance inside me
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Villanelle
1# My tainted heart, my tainted heart
2 And the cigarette burns on my tights
3* You color my heart like a incomplete piece of art
4 But you’ve always made me feel apart
5 The lights so dim, like all my usual nights
6# My tainted heart, my tainted heart
7 When did this all start
8 Exchange of words as our hands touch, like how you become one of my knights
9* You color my heart like a incomplete piece of art
10 My heart sinks, like its been left apart
11 But I hear those voices in my nights
12# My tainted heart, my tainted heart
13 My love grows every time you complete my art, my heart all dipped like a complete art
14 The bitter taste of coffee, and those lips that bites
15* You color my heart like a incomplete piece of art
16 Let the canvas be my heart
17 Don’t leave me like a broken pen that never writes
18# My tainted heart, my tainted heart
19* You color my heart like a incomplete piece of art
2 And the cigarette burns on my tights
3* You color my heart like a incomplete piece of art
4 But you’ve always made me feel apart
5 The lights so dim, like all my usual nights
6# My tainted heart, my tainted heart
7 When did this all start
8 Exchange of words as our hands touch, like how you become one of my knights
9* You color my heart like a incomplete piece of art
10 My heart sinks, like its been left apart
11 But I hear those voices in my nights
12# My tainted heart, my tainted heart
13 My love grows every time you complete my art, my heart all dipped like a complete art
14 The bitter taste of coffee, and those lips that bites
15* You color my heart like a incomplete piece of art
16 Let the canvas be my heart
17 Don’t leave me like a broken pen that never writes
18# My tainted heart, my tainted heart
19* You color my heart like a incomplete piece of art
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
sonnet
The night is dim
When the moon shines
There nothing left on the sidewalk, except for lines
There I see him, I stare at him
So tall and slim
I could almost see his spines
He turns around and gives me signs
I look down on his limb
And ask him why?
You said goodbye
He turned around
And hid his face
With a frown
And left the place, without a trace
When the moon shines
There nothing left on the sidewalk, except for lines
There I see him, I stare at him
So tall and slim
I could almost see his spines
He turns around and gives me signs
I look down on his limb
And ask him why?
You said goodbye
He turned around
And hid his face
With a frown
And left the place, without a trace
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
remote.
Half past 12, I was already late for my class. Running up the usual stairs, squeezing myself through the hall way that is always flooded with a bunch of students crowed outside. I turned around and saw my crush, this girl i have been keeping my eyes on for a year. I've been in couple of classes with her but just never had the guts to start a conversation, and the next moment "bham" I knock myself onto a random guys back.
He stared at me for awhile, while I said an apology. Right when I was about to dash off into my lecture hall, he grabs the back of my worn out t-shit, and says "kid, you've bumped into the wrong person".
Slams me down onto the floor, and rips out my wallet from my back pocket. With shame and embarrassment, I felt so stupid in front of the girl I liked. Just right when he was about to take my money out, this random skinny kid, comes towards us. Pretending to grab one of the professor’s attention in the hallway, the bully, slams my wallet back on the floor, and yells "assholes you better watch out", and runs off.
I clear my self up, as this skinny boy walks towards me. Hey are you ok? he asks. That was sure one immature guy around here.
Oh by the way I'm Drew. I just transfered into this school and am new in town. Nice to meet you yea? What's your name?
"oh right, I'm Mike" Thanks for all that by the way, I sure do owe you something. Drew asks, so what class are you off to? You seemed to be quite in a rush. Oh right yea, I'm fucking late for my American lit lecture, I'm actually gonna head off now yea? It was great getting to meet you and all.
"oh don't worry says Drew", Im taking that course as well, lets head there together, I have something to ask you after class.
After 2 hours of boredom in class, Drew asks if I could be his friend since he does not anyone in town yet.
I guess, why not? He did help me out a little bit earlier.
As we stand by the entrance of the school with our cigarettes in our hand, he looks up to me in the serious look, and takes out what seems to be some sort of a remote control.
Unexpectedly, he whispers in my ear, "its a bomb"
I give him a puzzle look. what? a what?
I ask.
He continues, I have a bomb inserted in my heart, I have dealt with many psychological issues and depression throughout my life, and i have tried committing suicide many times in the past. I have given myself a last chance, to come into this school for a fresh new start.
This remote control, will explode once it is pressed and it will also hurt anyone that is within 2 meter distance from me.
Now that I have met you, and it seems that I might be able to find happiness in life again, i want you to be in charge of this remote control for me just in case I end up pressing it myself when I feel depressed.
I trust you my life, and please do not tell anyone else as well.
I look into his eyes and I ask "what the fuck is this kid taking about?" "is he insane?"
I say to him, "is this some kind of joke your trying to fool me for?" dude kid I'm not an idiot.
Don't start shit with me like this.
Drew continues, "Mike I don't care whether you think I'm just bull-shitting to you, just keep the button for ok?
It won’t cause anyone any harm as long as it is kept safe with you.
He hands me this remote control, and runs off from me yelling. "I'll see you tomorrow at school".
I stand in middle of a school campus, with this random piece of remote that I have never seen in my life. Am I dreaming? or are these fools all trying to make fun of me?
Feeling so puzzled, and unsure of how much I’m suppose to take this, I wonder if there was a 1% chance of this remote being a control for some sort of bomb, that will be a real big problem.
Without a choice, I carefully place the remote control in his bag, and leave the school behind.
Later that night as I lye down on my bed looking at the white ceiling, I reach in my bag for the remote control.
I've been thinking about this remote control and Drew for hours.
Not only till I realize a label at the back of the control, printed "Link.D.Ltm".
Maybe I should just look up this company on the internet. I might be able to find something out about this control.
Feeling so hesitant to find the truth about this control, I quickly type those exact words onto the google search bar.
As I glare at the search result, theres a link to a website, which seems to be the site of the company. I click on the link, and there it pops up a page, with a well designed webpage.
"Welcome" as the website greets, along with some futurist techno music.
I look at the column that says about "our company", I click on the bar there it pops up a mini video along with the explanation of the products they produce and what it does.
The women in the video, talks about how this company is creating new technology for a better innovation for our society, and to make our lives a better place. In the end the women in the video holds up a remote control, which looks exactly like the one, I'm holding onto. She claims that there are many ways to make a use of this handy bomb control such as killing pests or rats, destroying of small objects, and also an easier way to commit suicide.
Being surprised than ever, how could such thing exist in our universe. Isn't it illegal?
Before I even have the chance to take in all this information, the video ends.
I sit there for a while wondering if I have just got myself into something so wrong. I place the remote carefully in the drawer, and try to get it off my mind for the moment.
The next day, on my way to school, I bumped into Drew. I tell him this is too much of a responsibility for me to keep the remote control." I think you should hand it to someone else, or get rid of this remote itself."
Drew replies, "I trust you dude, just keep it for me hidden, and its all good."
As we get to school i see that beautiful girl standing at the entrance. Drew looking into my face he asks, you like her? as i reply, nah I dont even know her but you know, I've just been checking her out for awhile.
Then all of the sudden Drew walks up to her, and asks "Want to grab some coffee with us later?", "By the way I'm Drew and this is my friend Mike", The girl looking a bit surprised "she replies, sure, why not?" "I'm Sara, nice to meet you boys"
Later that day they all meet up at the coffee shop as they planned earlier.
It was quite of a dream, how I was sitting in front of this beautiful girl, just talking about everything and anything.
And there I see the bully that I bumped into a few days ago walking into the coffee shop. I hind my face behind the menu, hoping he would just make his order and leave.
But the next moment, I see him standing right behind, with a huge glass of chocolate smoothie. Pours right on top of my head.
I feel my t-shirt, soaking in its color, cold, and wet.
I scream, "what the hell was that for?" "quite it with all this immature game yea?".
The bully just gave me a look and walked out the door. With humiliation, I tell Drew and Sara I needed to leave - without looking at her face, and ran out of the coffee shop as fast as i could.
I wanted to do something with this anger. I couldn't take all this bullshit, especially not in front of all those people and Sara.
Lying down on my bed thinking I wish that bomb was inserted inside the bully instead of Drew. I would have probably pressed the button by now.....
Also the urge of not wanting to be in charge of this damn remote anymore, I shove it in my bag, to give it back to Drew tomorrow.
The next day in lecture I sit there with the frustration that haven't been faded since yesterday, thinking of what I could do about that bully. Drew as usual, just sitting right beside me, taking notes on his laptop.
To break the silence, the bully screams at the professor in middle of the class. He yells "Mike stole my papers", I saw him stealing it out of my bag earlier".
The class goes completely silent. The professor asks me, is that true young man?
I look around. What are you talking?
"Check his bag" yelled the bully.
"Sure check it", I laugh in confusion. and throw him my bag. I had no idea what was going on, have this bully gone insane?
And the next moment, he pulls out a stack of paper that I've never seen in my life, and hands it down to the professor.
My mind going completely blank, the professor goes, "I need to have a word with you, and please go to the general office."
Is this some kind of joke?
No words came out of my mouth. "How did it even get in my bag?"
After the class as I have a talk with the professor and the office, they made this case much more of a bigger deal than what I have expected. They did not fail me from this class, but they have given me a 'F' for this up coming assignment, when I had already completed my papers, and it was ready to be printed out in my lap top.
I was just so lost with all this. I couldn't even say anything back to them. Thinking back of how those random papers got into my bag, I went to find Drew.
There I see him, talking with that bully outside by the stairs at the entrance of the school.
I didn't know what was going on? Before I even said a word, Drew goes sorry dude, I was the one that helped him out get the papers in your bag. He said if I didn't he would have killed me.
I felt blank. I've never felt so betrayed in my life.
I felt the rush in my head.
I rip out the remote out of my bag and without a doubt, I click the remote control.
......................
Nothing happened.
"15 days 15 hours 26 seconds"
Says Drew, and the bully marking it down on a paper.
You've made the record, "congratulation"
Huh?
We are the research team from MIT. Recently for the past 8 years with use of internet, there has been a massive mistake of young people easily believing everything that is written online websites.
You were the chosen one out of a random pick out of this school to be part of the research,
I couldn't hear a single word that was coming out of them. I felt he adrenalin rush.
The next moment,
I pushed the bully down the stairs.
"Recently, there has been an increase of murders caused by teenagers and young 20s. These young people killing innocent people without a reason. Yesterday there was a case that happened at XXX university, a random student from the school pushing a researcher from MIT down the stairs without any reason. This is case is yet to be solved, but hopefully cases like this will decrease in a matter of time, with a better support from schools, parents, and the society itself. Brought to you BBC news".
He stared at me for awhile, while I said an apology. Right when I was about to dash off into my lecture hall, he grabs the back of my worn out t-shit, and says "kid, you've bumped into the wrong person".
Slams me down onto the floor, and rips out my wallet from my back pocket. With shame and embarrassment, I felt so stupid in front of the girl I liked. Just right when he was about to take my money out, this random skinny kid, comes towards us. Pretending to grab one of the professor’s attention in the hallway, the bully, slams my wallet back on the floor, and yells "assholes you better watch out", and runs off.
I clear my self up, as this skinny boy walks towards me. Hey are you ok? he asks. That was sure one immature guy around here.
Oh by the way I'm Drew. I just transfered into this school and am new in town. Nice to meet you yea? What's your name?
"oh right, I'm Mike" Thanks for all that by the way, I sure do owe you something. Drew asks, so what class are you off to? You seemed to be quite in a rush. Oh right yea, I'm fucking late for my American lit lecture, I'm actually gonna head off now yea? It was great getting to meet you and all.
"oh don't worry says Drew", Im taking that course as well, lets head there together, I have something to ask you after class.
After 2 hours of boredom in class, Drew asks if I could be his friend since he does not anyone in town yet.
I guess, why not? He did help me out a little bit earlier.
As we stand by the entrance of the school with our cigarettes in our hand, he looks up to me in the serious look, and takes out what seems to be some sort of a remote control.
Unexpectedly, he whispers in my ear, "its a bomb"
I give him a puzzle look. what? a what?
I ask.
He continues, I have a bomb inserted in my heart, I have dealt with many psychological issues and depression throughout my life, and i have tried committing suicide many times in the past. I have given myself a last chance, to come into this school for a fresh new start.
This remote control, will explode once it is pressed and it will also hurt anyone that is within 2 meter distance from me.
Now that I have met you, and it seems that I might be able to find happiness in life again, i want you to be in charge of this remote control for me just in case I end up pressing it myself when I feel depressed.
I trust you my life, and please do not tell anyone else as well.
I look into his eyes and I ask "what the fuck is this kid taking about?" "is he insane?"
I say to him, "is this some kind of joke your trying to fool me for?" dude kid I'm not an idiot.
Don't start shit with me like this.
Drew continues, "Mike I don't care whether you think I'm just bull-shitting to you, just keep the button for ok?
It won’t cause anyone any harm as long as it is kept safe with you.
He hands me this remote control, and runs off from me yelling. "I'll see you tomorrow at school".
I stand in middle of a school campus, with this random piece of remote that I have never seen in my life. Am I dreaming? or are these fools all trying to make fun of me?
Feeling so puzzled, and unsure of how much I’m suppose to take this, I wonder if there was a 1% chance of this remote being a control for some sort of bomb, that will be a real big problem.
Without a choice, I carefully place the remote control in his bag, and leave the school behind.
Later that night as I lye down on my bed looking at the white ceiling, I reach in my bag for the remote control.
I've been thinking about this remote control and Drew for hours.
Not only till I realize a label at the back of the control, printed "Link.D.Ltm".
Maybe I should just look up this company on the internet. I might be able to find something out about this control.
Feeling so hesitant to find the truth about this control, I quickly type those exact words onto the google search bar.
As I glare at the search result, theres a link to a website, which seems to be the site of the company. I click on the link, and there it pops up a page, with a well designed webpage.
"Welcome" as the website greets, along with some futurist techno music.
I look at the column that says about "our company", I click on the bar there it pops up a mini video along with the explanation of the products they produce and what it does.
The women in the video, talks about how this company is creating new technology for a better innovation for our society, and to make our lives a better place. In the end the women in the video holds up a remote control, which looks exactly like the one, I'm holding onto. She claims that there are many ways to make a use of this handy bomb control such as killing pests or rats, destroying of small objects, and also an easier way to commit suicide.
Being surprised than ever, how could such thing exist in our universe. Isn't it illegal?
Before I even have the chance to take in all this information, the video ends.
I sit there for a while wondering if I have just got myself into something so wrong. I place the remote carefully in the drawer, and try to get it off my mind for the moment.
The next day, on my way to school, I bumped into Drew. I tell him this is too much of a responsibility for me to keep the remote control." I think you should hand it to someone else, or get rid of this remote itself."
Drew replies, "I trust you dude, just keep it for me hidden, and its all good."
As we get to school i see that beautiful girl standing at the entrance. Drew looking into my face he asks, you like her? as i reply, nah I dont even know her but you know, I've just been checking her out for awhile.
Then all of the sudden Drew walks up to her, and asks "Want to grab some coffee with us later?", "By the way I'm Drew and this is my friend Mike", The girl looking a bit surprised "she replies, sure, why not?" "I'm Sara, nice to meet you boys"
Later that day they all meet up at the coffee shop as they planned earlier.
It was quite of a dream, how I was sitting in front of this beautiful girl, just talking about everything and anything.
And there I see the bully that I bumped into a few days ago walking into the coffee shop. I hind my face behind the menu, hoping he would just make his order and leave.
But the next moment, I see him standing right behind, with a huge glass of chocolate smoothie. Pours right on top of my head.
I feel my t-shirt, soaking in its color, cold, and wet.
I scream, "what the hell was that for?" "quite it with all this immature game yea?".
The bully just gave me a look and walked out the door. With humiliation, I tell Drew and Sara I needed to leave - without looking at her face, and ran out of the coffee shop as fast as i could.
I wanted to do something with this anger. I couldn't take all this bullshit, especially not in front of all those people and Sara.
Lying down on my bed thinking I wish that bomb was inserted inside the bully instead of Drew. I would have probably pressed the button by now.....
Also the urge of not wanting to be in charge of this damn remote anymore, I shove it in my bag, to give it back to Drew tomorrow.
The next day in lecture I sit there with the frustration that haven't been faded since yesterday, thinking of what I could do about that bully. Drew as usual, just sitting right beside me, taking notes on his laptop.
To break the silence, the bully screams at the professor in middle of the class. He yells "Mike stole my papers", I saw him stealing it out of my bag earlier".
The class goes completely silent. The professor asks me, is that true young man?
I look around. What are you talking?
"Check his bag" yelled the bully.
"Sure check it", I laugh in confusion. and throw him my bag. I had no idea what was going on, have this bully gone insane?
And the next moment, he pulls out a stack of paper that I've never seen in my life, and hands it down to the professor.
My mind going completely blank, the professor goes, "I need to have a word with you, and please go to the general office."
Is this some kind of joke?
No words came out of my mouth. "How did it even get in my bag?"
After the class as I have a talk with the professor and the office, they made this case much more of a bigger deal than what I have expected. They did not fail me from this class, but they have given me a 'F' for this up coming assignment, when I had already completed my papers, and it was ready to be printed out in my lap top.
I was just so lost with all this. I couldn't even say anything back to them. Thinking back of how those random papers got into my bag, I went to find Drew.
There I see him, talking with that bully outside by the stairs at the entrance of the school.
I didn't know what was going on? Before I even said a word, Drew goes sorry dude, I was the one that helped him out get the papers in your bag. He said if I didn't he would have killed me.
I felt blank. I've never felt so betrayed in my life.
I felt the rush in my head.
I rip out the remote out of my bag and without a doubt, I click the remote control.
......................
Nothing happened.
"15 days 15 hours 26 seconds"
Says Drew, and the bully marking it down on a paper.
You've made the record, "congratulation"
Huh?
We are the research team from MIT. Recently for the past 8 years with use of internet, there has been a massive mistake of young people easily believing everything that is written online websites.
You were the chosen one out of a random pick out of this school to be part of the research,
I couldn't hear a single word that was coming out of them. I felt he adrenalin rush.
The next moment,
I pushed the bully down the stairs.
"Recently, there has been an increase of murders caused by teenagers and young 20s. These young people killing innocent people without a reason. Yesterday there was a case that happened at XXX university, a random student from the school pushing a researcher from MIT down the stairs without any reason. This is case is yet to be solved, but hopefully cases like this will decrease in a matter of time, with a better support from schools, parents, and the society itself. Brought to you BBC news".
Sunday, September 20, 2009
I've decided to change my short story
Story:
Ordinary 20 years old university student Mike
- on an ordinary day, Mike gets bullied by a random student who he bumps into through the hall way, a random boy Drew comes by and saves Mike for the moment
- Drew is a new student who is new in town, and begs Mike to be his new best friend with an exchange of saving him, he also gives him this random remote control
Drew claims, he has a bomb inserted in his heart, he had been going through many depressions, and he has tried to commit suicide many times
He says coming to this new school was to give himself a new start a chance and if it does not work out, he wants to really end his life.
- He tells Mike, since you are my best friend i trust you to keep this safe, so I will not press the button on the remote myself when I am depressed
the bomb has a power of killing anyone that stands within 1 meter away from me, so I do not want to involve anyone around me to get hurt
-Mike not taking this whole story serious, he takes the remote control home for Drew, and decides to keep it
-later he looks up on a website, of the brand of the remote control and finds out the what Drew has been talking about is pretty much true
- What should Mike do now with the power he has over this remote, would he betray his friend or keep tis remote safe for ever?
- But the secret about this remote is, it was all just a research for young people and how much they trust the information on the internet.
Would Mike be able to take in all this? How far does he cross the line?
Ordinary 20 years old university student Mike
- on an ordinary day, Mike gets bullied by a random student who he bumps into through the hall way, a random boy Drew comes by and saves Mike for the moment
- Drew is a new student who is new in town, and begs Mike to be his new best friend with an exchange of saving him, he also gives him this random remote control
Drew claims, he has a bomb inserted in his heart, he had been going through many depressions, and he has tried to commit suicide many times
He says coming to this new school was to give himself a new start a chance and if it does not work out, he wants to really end his life.
- He tells Mike, since you are my best friend i trust you to keep this safe, so I will not press the button on the remote myself when I am depressed
the bomb has a power of killing anyone that stands within 1 meter away from me, so I do not want to involve anyone around me to get hurt
-Mike not taking this whole story serious, he takes the remote control home for Drew, and decides to keep it
-later he looks up on a website, of the brand of the remote control and finds out the what Drew has been talking about is pretty much true
- What should Mike do now with the power he has over this remote, would he betray his friend or keep tis remote safe for ever?
- But the secret about this remote is, it was all just a research for young people and how much they trust the information on the internet.
Would Mike be able to take in all this? How far does he cross the line?
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Draft.
Man A: He flicks his cigarettes on the floor, "F**king asshole" as he yells through his blackberry, snapping his phone off he shoves it back down in his just taylor made Prada suite. His driver was late to pick him up from this country club, where he has been playing golf with his client for the past 2 days. As luxurious as it sounds, he was only there to seal a deal, and the next meeting which he was suppose to make it within 3 hours, was much more important than, anything else for him at this moment. The phone rings again from his driver saying that his Mercedes has just broken down, and that it would be impossible to come pick him out within time, suggesting him to take the bus for now.
This so called 5 star V.I.P country club located in the most suburban area in the city, no taxies will ever pass by since no one comes by here except for it in their private cars or helicopters, but also a bus that is used for the workers who work at the Country club. Calling a taxi could work, but would probably take more than 30 min to reach this place from the city. Being pissed more than ever, he stands by the bus stop, where the time schedule says he needs to wait for another 15 min, for the next bus to arrive. 29 degrees heat outside, in his damn suite, he walks over to a coffee shops he spots near by. As old as it looks, thinking he has never seen such trashy old coffee shop around here, he opens the half broken wooden door, with a little bell at the top of the door with the ringing sound echoing throughout the store. An old gray haired man in his 80s pops up from behind the counter, "one black coffee please" as the man makes his order to an old man. Without a word, he passes him a cup of coffee.
As he decides to sit down within minuets, another man around his 40s comes through walking into the door. Makes an order of coffee, and sits down in front of the Man A.
The sky is a strange colour; I'd forgotten what it's called says this sudden random man sitting in front of him. He's in a worn black sweater, due to too many tumbles in the laundry, now faded a dark grey? That strange diluted orange mold is right before it's a nasty green.
This so called 5 star V.I.P country club located in the most suburban area in the city, no taxies will ever pass by since no one comes by here except for it in their private cars or helicopters, but also a bus that is used for the workers who work at the Country club. Calling a taxi could work, but would probably take more than 30 min to reach this place from the city. Being pissed more than ever, he stands by the bus stop, where the time schedule says he needs to wait for another 15 min, for the next bus to arrive. 29 degrees heat outside, in his damn suite, he walks over to a coffee shops he spots near by. As old as it looks, thinking he has never seen such trashy old coffee shop around here, he opens the half broken wooden door, with a little bell at the top of the door with the ringing sound echoing throughout the store. An old gray haired man in his 80s pops up from behind the counter, "one black coffee please" as the man makes his order to an old man. Without a word, he passes him a cup of coffee.
As he decides to sit down within minuets, another man around his 40s comes through walking into the door. Makes an order of coffee, and sits down in front of the Man A.
The sky is a strange colour; I'd forgotten what it's called says this sudden random man sitting in front of him. He's in a worn black sweater, due to too many tumbles in the laundry, now faded a dark grey? That strange diluted orange mold is right before it's a nasty green.
Here no one sleeps, one lays up while the other lies down
Looking up all in white, gives no sound, but just frowns
Ask the line on your face what the line on your hand meant
and all the endless hours you've spent
thrown in the darkness where you drown
but was it worth more then a cent?
Now that the damage is done
I never miss it at all
Looking up all in white, gives no sound, but just frowns
Ask the line on your face what the line on your hand meant
and all the endless hours you've spent
thrown in the darkness where you drown
but was it worth more then a cent?
Now that the damage is done
I never miss it at all
poetry 2
A little girl once asks,
why is he always hidden in masks?
blue, red, pink, and green
in his tacky jeans
he grins at the girl, and says im have been given tasks
tasks that are done only to the people who are mean
why is he always hidden in masks?
blue, red, pink, and green
in his tacky jeans
he grins at the girl, and says im have been given tasks
tasks that are done only to the people who are mean
Poetry
She stands there for hours, her body being bare
Glancing in the mirror
With nothing but fear
she hears a voice coming nearer
but nones ever there
except for the smokes in the air
Glancing in the mirror
With nothing but fear
she hears a voice coming nearer
but nones ever there
except for the smokes in the air
in class stuff, pls ignore.
for settings and physical appearances of characters. . . .
4 basic rules:
- Focus on something observable (tangible, physical)
- employ specific sensory details ( 5 senses)
- use metaphors
- relate details in order
Aim: to create a "dominant impression"
telling refers to the process of creating txt which does not speak to the imagination of the reader
writing which tells is plain and straightforward and often has difficulty involving the reader
4 basic rules:
- Focus on something observable (tangible, physical)
- employ specific sensory details ( 5 senses)
- use metaphors
- relate details in order
Aim: to create a "dominant impression"
telling refers to the process of creating txt which does not speak to the imagination of the reader
writing which tells is plain and straightforward and often has difficulty involving the reader
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
short story
conversation over coffee
Man A: age in his mid 30s. An elite business man enters an old coffee shop near a bus stop, his driver was suppose to come pick him up but due to a sudden car break down he was forced to wait for a bus to make it for his important meeting
Man B: age in his mid 40s, also enters the coffee shop in his ripped pants, not so attractive clothes. He orders a cup coffee and sits down on the same table as the Man A.
This story is about a conversation done over coffee and cigarettes.
How close are you suppose to get over a few minuet of coffee conversation?
Man A, judges looking at the appearance of Man B, mean/cocky attitude, where as Man B just has fun joking around trying to keep a conversation with the Man A.
The story goes on, with out them introducing each other - who they are, and what they do but the reader is able to see their personality, and what kind of person they may be. The story ends with them introducing themselves to each other, and they find out who they actually were.
Man A: age in his mid 30s. An elite business man enters an old coffee shop near a bus stop, his driver was suppose to come pick him up but due to a sudden car break down he was forced to wait for a bus to make it for his important meeting
Man B: age in his mid 40s, also enters the coffee shop in his ripped pants, not so attractive clothes. He orders a cup coffee and sits down on the same table as the Man A.
This story is about a conversation done over coffee and cigarettes.
How close are you suppose to get over a few minuet of coffee conversation?
Man A, judges looking at the appearance of Man B, mean/cocky attitude, where as Man B just has fun joking around trying to keep a conversation with the Man A.
The story goes on, with out them introducing each other - who they are, and what they do but the reader is able to see their personality, and what kind of person they may be. The story ends with them introducing themselves to each other, and they find out who they actually were.
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