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WORD AUTHORITY MORE HABIT FORMING THAN HEROIN
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by William Burroughs
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[From the book 'Brion Gysin Let The Mice In', by Brion Gysin, edited by
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Jan Herman, with texts by William Burroughs and Ian Sommerville; Something
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Else Press, Inc., 1973. Originally printed in 'The San Francisco
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EARTHQUAKE', No. 1, 1967 (ed. Jan Herman).]
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[Transcribers note: This e-text typed in exactly as it is printed in the
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book, including the typewriter symbols, which are positioned accurately
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underneath key words in the text. The margins are as printed in the book
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also, except that the right margin of text is typeset justified in the
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book; in this e-text they are unjustified. The several consecutive lines
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with nothing but typewriter symbols (no text above them), are also
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margined according to the book (which was naturally typeset right-
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justified since the symbols are all run together with no spaces); in this
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e-text they look narrower because they aren't typeset. The original
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manuscript, however, written on a typewriter, was probably not margined
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the same, except for the "I am right you are wrong" permutations (with
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their accompanying typewriter symbols), which have their own narrow
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margins. Apologies if there are any typos in this e-text; please correct
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them and re-release this file.]
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Word author-
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ity more habit
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forming than heroin no this is not the old
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power addicts talk I am talking about a certain excercise of authority
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through the use of words authority words habit more forming than
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heroin that is the use of these words engrams words colorless words
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form the user more than heroin and he must have more and more
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heroin authority words more habit than forming that is the words of
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narcotics control as used by the American Narcotics Dept. more habit
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forming than can be maintained which is why they must continually
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spread the problem "authority" more habit forming than word 'heroin'
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that is the particular authority derived from the enforcement of nar-
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cotics laws is more habit forming than the word heroin. What are
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heroin words? Ally engrams its going to be all right you are all right
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and comfortable so comfortable but the words of withdrawal of ally
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engram is more habit forming than the ally engram notice they need
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not a few addicts getting it steady they need a lot of addicts always
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short sick addicts a frequency more habit forming than heroin is the
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frequency of sick addicts words forming authority in occupation word
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authority more eristic banal reporters than heroin men of shadows im-
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potently flailing anachronic consensus nevermore addict talk bubbling
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about a certain uxorious urubu beneath innavigable umlaut of author-
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ity dim words ukase over decorticated canines jerky pretext colorless
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tin far away habit heroin's logomachy supine societal eschatology infra
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sound called these words engram words colorless words form the user's
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canine perspectives word authority more habit forming latterly en-
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demic than heroin anachronic experiments with blue infrasound I am
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talking established drug authority about a certain irrefrangible exercise
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of authority through necessities ill informed pulp of words that is the
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particular authority banal reporter's camera derived from enforcement
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men of shadows anachronic narcotics law more habit forming than
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perparations bubbling 'heroin' beneath innavigable umlaut shallow and
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unworthy what are heroin words? dim ally engram colorless far away
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and comfortable so comfortable canine dance floor flickering latterly
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endemic American friend feeding canine preparation the Countess
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Repulsive obligatory blue bubbling about a certain uxorious urubu
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investiture died when their batteries on sham rage enforcement men
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of shadows he enjoys quality job gave out you're fired by any reputably
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informed obmutesence his young eyes narrowed to grey slits...au-
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thority deadlier than cocaine he must have more and more...battle
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a pretext thin hero words colorless dim words I am sure control ma-
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chine ukase over decorticated canine preparations lighted length of
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time I am talking about a certain irrefrangible authority the torn palato-
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gram fell into our hands pretty baby please engram words colorless
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flower flesh inert words engram words form the user obligatory have
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more and more from the users abrasively incondite control...you're
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fired endemic encumbrancer the clock has stopped old urubu on the
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darkened 23rd hour the golden stars flailing they must continually
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incubus's interpositional contagonist spread the problem word 'heroin'
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justiciar congruent that is the particular authority congruently flailing
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latterly endemic derived from enforcement of decommissioned encum-
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brancer's anachronic narcotics laws habit forming flower flesh shadow
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ally obligatory obscurant effluvial notice they need not a few addicts
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epidemically obligatory such investiture a frequency more habit form-
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ing abrasively incondite than heroin is immeasurably impacted ende-
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mic encumbrancer's uxorious frequency of sick addicts incubus's word
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forming authority's prefigured eschatologist decommissioned exter-
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nalized investiture shallow and unworthy.
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I am right. you are wrong.
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. " * : + @
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you are wrong. I am right.
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: + @ . " *
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I am right? you are wrong.
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you are wrong? I am right.
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: + @ . " *
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I am cop kicks in door right flashes his dirty rotten hunka tin you
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dragged away in handcuffs are wrong man has cornered a rat I am he
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+ @ . @
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raises a heavy stick right you the rat gives a squeak of terror are the
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" * : +
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rat bares his yellow teeth wrong stick falls dying rat twitches I am
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+ @
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right cop clubs man in riot scene you are he kicks him into the wagon
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wrong he slams door I am executioner enters death cell right with two
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@ . "
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guards you come along are strapped into electric chair wrong smoke
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curls up from electrodes 'I pronounce this man dead' wrong Harry S.
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@ .
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Truman decides to drop first atom bomb I am right you people in
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Hiroshima are wrong film shows burned children I am cop breaks
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+ @ . "
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through door 'I am a police officer right enough.' mixed time and place
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* * :
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he was looking for a teen age drug party. He has strayed into Dillin-
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ger's hideout you are Dillinger covers him with sub machine gun wrong
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+
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copper raised hands terror I am right he holds gun on cop's stomach
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@ . " *
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1914 movie two men arguing outside bar coats off I am right man 1
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.
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knocks man 2 down you are wrong man 2 gets up I am right he throws
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right to jaw sequence repeated up down fade out The End. The gen-
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eral is making a difficult decision in the Pentagon dim jerky far away
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he paces up and down the office buries his face in his hands he looks
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up at the American flag he picks up phone you are wrong Commies
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atom bombs fall on Moscow Moscow in ruins I am right counter
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+ @
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missiles whistle you are wrong Pentagon blows up mushroom cloud
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Am I right? you are wrong.
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Are you wrong? right I am.
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Right I am. Wrong you are.
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Right? Wrong? I am? Are you?
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Right our wrong: I am you.
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Wrong are you right? I am.
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I am you right or wrong.
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Wrong you are. I write. Am.
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I write you are wrong. Am.
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Wrong eye am right? you? our?
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Our right eye am wrong you.
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Right or wrong you am I.
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Am wrong right? you are I?
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I am right youarewrongwrongwrong IIIIamamamamrightrightright
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youyouyouyouareareourorareareourwrongyouorrightamIIIrightamor
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Breaks through door Im a poli flashes his dirty rotten hunka tin time
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and place he was looking for are wrong he puts the cuffs on? he has
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strayed into Dillinger's right stick him with sub machine gun wrong cop
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rat bares his yellow teeth detective knocks man to floor if you are gay
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I am right seconds with Karate you are wrong you are he kicked him into
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1914 movie outside bar coats off Harry S. Truman decides to drop
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first you are wrong Hiroshima wrong film of right to jaw sequence
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repeat child I am executioner is making a difficult decision you come
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along strapped into head electrodes I am cop kicks in the door right
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officer right enough mixed you he sticks a gun in a teen age drug party
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* : ?
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cornered rat I am right noise man kills him in 30 seconds detective
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dying I am right right Harry 2 gets up I am right he throws atom bomb
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I am right you people in Hiroshima survivors burned the Pentagon
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dim jerky far away smoke.
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