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           Awhitestarfallsfromit,proclaimingtheconsummationofallthingsandsecondcomingofElijah.AlonganinfiniteinvisibletightropetautfromzenithtonadirtheEndoftheWorld,atwoheadedoctopusingillie’skilts,busbyandtartanfilibegs,whirlsthroughthemurk,headoverheels,intheformoftheThreeLegsofMan.)

           THEENDOFTHEWORLD:(WithaScotchaccent.)Wha’lldancethekeelrow,thekeelrow,thekeelrow?

           (Overthepossingdriftandchokingbreathcoughs,Elijah’svoice,harshasacorncrake’s,jarsonhigh.Perspiringinalooselawnsurplicewithfunnelsleevesheisseen,vergerfaced,abovearostrumaboutwhichthebannerofoldgloryisdraped.Hethumpstheparapet.)

           ELIJAH:Noyapping,ifyouplease,inthisbooth.JakeCrane,CreoleSue,DoveCampbell,AbeKirschner,doyourcoughingwithyourmouthsshut.Say,Iamoperatingallthistrunkline.Boys,doitnow.God’stimeis12.25.Tellmotheryou’llbethere.Rushyourorderandyouplayaslickace.Joinonrighthere.Bookthroughtoeternityjunction,thenonstoprun.Justonewordmore.Areyouagodoradoggoneclod?IfthesecondadventcametoConeyIslandareweready?FlorryChrist,StephenChrist,ZoeChrist,BloomChrist,KittyChrist,LynchChrist,it’suptoyoutosensethatcosmicforce.Havewecoldfeetaboutthecosmos?No.Beonthesideoftheangels.Beaprism.Youhavethatsomethingwithin,thehigherself.YoucanrubshoulderswithaJesus,aGautama,anIngersoll.Areyouallinthisvibration?Isayyouare.Youoncenobblethat,congregation,andabuckjoyridetoheavenbecomesabacknumber.