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AN INTERROGATION OF THE "REAL" IN ALL ITS GUISES



Hamm: What's happening?
Clov: Something is taking its course.
Beckett




Monday, 17 February 2014

Close encounter

Dear Syl.

Though we've just met I must admit you've left a powerful impression on me.  I feel like you know me better than I know myself.  How cliché these first two sentences, but how true.  This has frightened me somewhat because I'm not used to having my insides so radically turned out into the light.  To say our first meeting left me uncertain is an understatement.  Was I happy with the experience or wasn't I?  I couldn't decide.  I wrote about it in my journal to see if I could parse it out.  I spoke with a close friend about you, and she suggested I rethink the terms of the encounter altogether.. in a kind of (re)performative language way.  I've agreed to this and have come to the conclusion that meeting you was a wonderful thing.  My partner has her doubts, but I think she has come to accept our relationship.  I'm not sure how far I want to pursue this.. but rest assured I look forward to the next time we're together. 

Yours
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