Chapter 1 · Athens · the interlude Why We Dance
It stands after the line …and today your foot taps away, rhythmically to a tune playing on your laptop, and gives you pleasure.
The films
The short films of the book, in one place. Nothing plays until you press it; then the film plays with its own sound, and its player can take the whole screen. Read it in place opens the book where the film stands.
Chapter 5 · September 11 · the interlude War and Festivals
It stands after the line Celebration of existence emanates into nature as the dancefloor with the synchronized feet massages Gaia.
Chapter 7 · Tulum · the interlude The Pendulum
It stands after the line …and the puppet hand will no longer be their own, but the collective roaring horde of mediocrity.
Chapter 16 · Flying On Mescaline
It stands after the line “It's a long drive.”
Chapter 17 · Burning Man · the interlude Birth of a Star
It stands after the line …fear and shame, only to be enslaved by it at the end.
Chapter 19 · Cyber-Shamanism · the interlude Planetary Mating Call
It stands after the line …it becomes a transmitter; a radiating, pulsing beacon in the cold, empty universe.