...after mezzanott/zze, tonight becomes wedNextday!

not th middle member of what god hath joined!

still, love, still let no man put it, tear it asunder...

(certo, nicht wahr? osip mandelstam:)

'our life stands upon a base so thin

& th language of rejoicing is so poor...

everything happens & happens once more

& nothing is sweet but th moment of recognition'

-arc-hit-tech-chewer? overarch-king...eye-dee-awelogie?

totality & finality: 'death's at th bottom of everything'

-th paperback writer searching for his friend harry lime

in postwar vienna played by joseph cotten is told

by th british occupation officer played by trevor howard