Don Delillo - Thousands stand and chant. Around them in the world, people...

Thousands stand and chant. Around them in the world, people ride escalators going up and sneak secret glances at the faces coming down. People dangle teabags over hot water in white cups. Cars run silently on the autobahns, streaks of painted light. People sit at desks and stare at office walls. They smell their shirts and drop them in the hamper. People bind themselves into numbered seats and fly across time zones and high cirrus and deep night, knowing there is something they've forgotten to do.

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Thousands stand and chant. Around them in the world, people ride escalators going up and sneak secret glances at the faces coming down. People dangle teabags over hot water in white cups. Cars run silently on the autobahns, streaks of painted light. People sit at desks and stare at office walls. They smell their shirts and drop them in the hamper. People bind themselves into numbered seats and fly across time zones and high cirrus and deep night, knowing there is something they've forgotten to do. Don Delillo

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thousands stand chant world people ride escalators sneak secret glances faces coming dangle teabags hot water white cups cars run silently autobahns streaks painted light sit desks stare office walls smell shirts drop hamper bind numbered seats fly time zones high cirrus deep night knowing forgotten

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