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What The Nova Convention Is All About
William S. Burroughs
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Good evening. Well, first I would like to express my appreciation
For the artists and producers and helpers who have made this
Event possible. And, uh, people have asked me what the whole
Nova Convention is about, and, um, this is what it is about
In very few words. This is the space age, and we are here to go
However, the space program has been restricted so far to a mediocre
Elite, who at great expense have gone to the moon in an aqualung
Now, they are not really looking for space, they are looking for
More time. Like the lungfish and the walking catfish, they weren't
Really looking for a new dimension, a dimension different from water
They were looking for more water. But some of them found they had
Taken an irretrievable forward step, and for better or for worse
Left their gills to their makers. And as we leave the aqualung of
Time, we may step into an epoch comparable to the days when the
Early mariners set out to explore an unknown world. I can see all
Manner of space crafts, some of them obviously lethal, preparing to
Take off. Only those who are willing to leave everything they have
Ever known, in time, need apply. It is necessary to travel. It is
Not necessary, and becoming increasingly
Difficult, to live. Thank you
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