From ecda49e0b20ad3bd52449356dccf2f8095ecfb70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:49:45 -0700 Subject: Flatten directory structure All content files (*.txt, *.html, *.river) are now in /. I did this to simplify the compilation step, and to make linking easier. I'm still thinking about whether I should move the contents of js/, img/, and lua/ into /, or into an 'assets' folder of some sort. We'll see. --- lappel-du-vide.river | 360 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 360 insertions(+) create mode 100644 lappel-du-vide.river (limited to 'lappel-du-vide.river') diff --git a/lappel-du-vide.river b/lappel-du-vide.river new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6ea398b --- /dev/null +++ b/lappel-du-vide.river @@ -0,0 +1,360 @@ +i +walter +walter +rides +the +bus +into +work +on +wednesday +morning +when +he +realizes +with +the +force +and +surprise +of +a +rogue +current +that +he +is +in +the +home-for-death +phase +of +life +that +era +in +which +the +next +time +he +goes +under +to +the +fields +of +seaweed +waving +gently +the +anemones +slowly +filtering +seawater +it +will +most +likely +be +for +a +death +in +the +family +he +is +able +to +idly +speculate +on +who +it +might +be +and +this +surprises +him +not +much +does +surprise +him +after +these +few +months +above +the +waves +because +so +many +things +did +surprise +him +those +first +few +months +the +plants +standing +still +the +quickness +of +the +fluid +these +creatures +walk +in +the +lack +of +pressure +that +still +makes +him +feel +so +alone +and +cold +as +if +all +of +his +life +he +had +been +in +an +embrace +by +the +ocean +and +now +for +some +reason +it's +pulled +away +from +him +and +it +doesn't +love +him +anymore +his +speculations +lead +him +to +picture +his +grandmother +small +and +frail +and +forgetful +he +always +assumed +she'd +be +next +since +last +year +when +the +other +one +died +and +gina +said +i +wonder +who'll +be +next +she +said +what +they'd +both +been +thinking +soon +after +that +he'd +come +up +to +land +to +the +mountains +of +all +places +the +most +land-like +land +and +started +a +job +with +an +accounting +firm +while +it +was +challenging +to +adjust +to +the +change +in +pressure +and +movement +to +people +staring +at +him +on +the +bus +in +the +supermarket +at +the +job +him +with +his +scales +and +fins +and +breathing +machine +he'd +always +made +a +point +to +make +the +best +out +of +a +situation +the +problem +was +that +the +best +wasn't +good +enough +ii +l'appel +du +vide +verse +and +i'll +get +in +my +car +and +drive +and +i'll +want +to +keep +driving +straight +into +the +next +state +or +even +the +next +country +or +even +even +the +ocean +and +go +down +deeper +keep +exploring +forever +find +out +what's +down +there +go +to +the +marianas +trench +miss +the +air +world +and +come +back +up +itself +a +kind +of +unknown +the +homecoming +after +what +happened +to +the +home +i +was -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81