PART IV
Lost Children Archive
§ ECHO ECHOES
Mem mem mem mem
Eather eather eather
Wa wa wa wa wa
Em em em em em
Ow ow ow ow
Eas eas eas eas
Eist eist eist eist
§ CAR ECHOES
Cow, horse, feather, arrow, ow, ow, us playing
No no no, yes yes yes, us fighting
Rrrrrr, chupe, chupe, srlssnnn, us sleeping, me thumb-chuping, you snoring
Blah blah blah blah, bad news, the radio, the radio, more radio
Stop, go, no, more, less, Jesus Fucking Christ, ist, ist, Ma and Pa talking, arguing,
Whooooo, hhhhh, hhhhh, all of us breathing, silence
He-he, ha-ha, heeee, all you fake laughing
When he woke in the woods in the dark and the cold of the night…
§ INSECT ECHOES
Teetoo, tootoop, tooop, two ants talking
Bzzzzz, bee buzzing
Bzzzz, wachink, bee stinging (you)
Bzzzzzzzzz, bye-bye, bee
§ FOOD ECHOES
Rumch rumch, us eating cookies
Tuc tic tuc tic, crumbs falling on the car seat
Swish, woosh, us wiping up the mess
Shhhhhh, don’t say anything
§ STRANGER ECHOES
Over-easy, milk or no milk, more ice, ice ice, diner conversations
Fill it up, up, up, gasoline station conversations
Two double beds yes, yes, yes, motel conversations
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