I ran this unfinished sentence on March 31, along with responses I received during high school. These are answers it elicited in September 1989, shortly after I started college. Next to the third response, I wrote in my notebook,
"polyphonic, no doubt...half beating in three, i.e. 'Samoas, Samoas...,"
and the other half beating in two, i.e. 'Thin Mints, Thin Mints...'" Just wanted to share that...
From off in the distance in a field of seemingly endless desolate
Earth, a brave new beat breaks the silence. Its pulse envelopes the
land and enlightens the weary traveler. The beat is...
...a wave of explosion sounds, coming from a nuclear bomb. He is strengthened from the power, momentarily. Soon, he will die. (Ursula M.)
...a painting that could reflect each person's inner feelings and fears as they came up to look at it. (Eric S.)
...a group of Girl Scouts beating time with boxes of Girl Scout cookies. (Angela B.)
