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authorCase Duckworth2015-02-27 15:51:11 -0700
committerCase Duckworth2015-02-27 15:51:11 -0700
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19His mother ran out of the house in her nightgown. "What the hell do you think 19His mother ran out of the house in her nightgown.
20you're doing" she hollered as Paul watched the shed. "I'm burning the shed 20"What the hell do you think you're doing" she hollered as Paul watched the shed.
21down" he said smiling "isn't it warm?" "It's warm enough out here without 21"I'm burning the shed down" he said smiling "isn't it warm?"
22that burning down" she said "go get the hose and put this thing out." "But 22"It's warm enough out here without that burning down" she said "go get the hose and put this thing out."
23Mom" "Do it" she said in the tone of voice that meant Do it now. He went 23"But Mom---"
24around the side of the house screwed the nozzle on grabbed the end of the hose 24"Do it" she said in the tone of voice that meant Do it now.
25pulled it around the house and waited for water to come out the end. When it 25He went around the side of the house screwed the nozzle on grabbed the end of the hose pulled it around the house and waited for water to come out the end.
26did it was not in a very strong stream. "I don't think this is going to work" 26When it did it was not in a very strong stream.
27Paul said to his mother. "God damn it I have to call the Fire Department" she 27"I don't think this is going to work" Paul said to his mother.
28said and went inside the house. The shed continued in its burning. 28"God damn it I have to call the Fire Department" she said and went inside the house.
29The shed continued in its burning.
29 30
30After the Fire Department put out the fire one of the men said "Your mother 31After the Fire Department put out the fire one of the men said "Your mother says you set this building on fire.
31says you set this building on fire. You know Arson is a major offense." "I 32You know Arson is a major offense."
32set it on fire" Paul said. "Why?" "Because ART wants to be random, it wants 33"I set it on fire" Paul said.
33to be natural, but it isn't. Humans create ART because we can't help but see 34"Why?"
34patterns in randomness. But we feel guilty about it." The man nodded to 35"Because ART wants to be random, it wants to be natural, but it isn't.
35another man in a blue uniform. "We want the ART to feel natural, to feel 36Humans create ART because we can't help but see patterns in randomness.
36random, but we can't stop seeing the patterns" as the man in blue walked over 37But we feel guilty about it."
37and put a hand on Paul's shoulder "ART is unnatural by its very nature. I 38The man nodded to another man in a blue uniform.
38took my ART and gave it back to nature" as the man led him over to a black and 39"We want the ART to feel natural, to feel random, but we can't stop seeing the patterns" as the man in blue walked over and put a hand on Paul's shoulder "ART is unnatural by its very nature.
39white car and put him inside. He was saying something about Paul's right. 40I took my ART and gave it back to nature" as the man led him over to a black and white car and put him inside.
41He was saying something about Paul's right.
40"No it's my left that was hurt" said Paul "but it's all better now." 42"No it's my left that was hurt" said Paul "but it's all better now."