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14 August 2004

THE BUTTERFLY MEN

It happened some tme ago I !as on m" !a" to see the Fa## o$ the Un%ons%ousMa&o' #ands#de ma&o' e(ent that one shou#d not mss But the" stopped me The"

appea'ed )e$o'e me n a th'eesome m''o' 'e$#e%ton Th'ee nd(dua#s that #oo*ed &ust

#*e me+ e,%ept the" !e'e men

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F'st Re$#e%ton- /ee/e%ond Re$#e%ton- The

Th'd Re$#e%ton- Fa##

F'st R- 3$/e%ond R- The

Th'd R- Un%ons%ous

A## th'ee Re$#e%tons- Rght

Me- Hmmm Yes ou#d "ou p#ease &ust #et me pass

F'st Re$#e%ton- A'e "ou/e%ond Re$#e%ton- A$'ad

Th'd Re$#e%ton- That !e

F'st R- Mght

/e%ond R- 5e#a"Th'd R- You

Me- Yes Besdes I don6t ha(e an"thng to g(e "ou n 'etu'n $o' "ou' )utte'$#es

F'st Re$#e%ton- You/e%ond Re$#e%ton- ou#dn6t )e

Th'd Re$#e%ton- Mo'e !'ong

Me- Ho! %ome

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F'st Re$#e%ton- Fo' ou'/e%ond Re$#e%ton- Ra'e

Th'd Re$#e%ton- Butte'$#es

F'st R- .e demand/e%ond R- 3n#" a

Th'd R- Ltt#e

Me- Is that so .hat do "ou !ant n e,%hange

A## th'ee Re$#e%tons- 8no!#edge

Me- 8no!#edge .hat *nd o$ *no!#edge

A## th'ee Re$#e%tons- A## *nds o$ *no!#edgeMe- You need to )e mo'e spe%$% .ho6s *no!#edge Un(e'sa# *no!#edge

8no!#edge a)out !hat

A## th'ee Re$#e%tons- .e !ant "ou' *no!#edge You' *no!#edge a)out an"thng

e(e'"thngMe- I6m a$'ad I don6t *no! that mu%h .hat I *no! so $a' %ou#dn6t poss)#" nte'est

"ou You+ Re$#e%tons o$ m"se#$ I thn* "ou a#'ead" *no! the thngs I *no!Be%ause "ou a'e me as I am "ou

F'st Re$#e%ton- I am not/e%ond Re$#e%ton- .ho "ou thn*

Th'd Re$#e%ton- I am

Me- But "ou a## #oo* the same to me /ame as m"se#$

F'st Re$#e%ton- But/e%ond Re$#e%ton- .e

Th'd Re$#e%ton- A'e not

F'st R- .e/e%ond R- A'e

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Th'd R- Men

Me- /o !hat I am )oth a man and a !oman I$ I %hose to appea' )e$o'e "ou as a!oman toda"+ "ou ha(e %hosen to appea' )e$o'e me as men .as that n o'de' to

%on$use me You a'e on#" opposte 'e$#e%tons o$ m"se#$ The'e$o'e+ $ I !ou#d ha(e

%hosen toda" to !ea' m" 9man sut:+ I am ;ute su'e "ou th'ee !ou#d ha(e %hosen toappea' )e$o'e me !th "ou' 9!omen suts: on .hat I %an6t seem to $gu'e out s

.h" a'e the'e th'ee 'e$#e%tons o$ m"se#$ Is t )e%ause the'e a'e th'ee man d(sons

)e#ongng to the human )eng 3'

F'st Re$#e%ton- That

/e%ond Re$#e%ton- Is

Th'd Re$#e%ton- o''e%t

Me- .hat s

F'st Re$#e%ton- .e/e%ond Re$#e%ton- A'e

Th'd Re$#e%ton- But 'ep'esentat(esF'st R- .e

/e%ond R- A'e

Th'd R- 5e#egatesA## th'ee Re$#e%tons- 3$ Th'ee

Me- .h" a'e "ou !astng m" tme

F'st Re$#e%ton- The'e/e%ond Re$#e%ton- Is

Th'd Re$#e%ton- No Tme

A## th'ee Re$#e%tons- Le$tF'st Re$#e%ton- Fo'


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/e%ond Re$#e%ton- .hat

Th'd Re$#e%ton- =u'pose

Me- The Fa## o$ the Un%ons%ous

F'st Re$#e%ton- 5o "ou

/e%ond Re$#e%ton- 8no!Th'd 'e$#e%ton- .he'e

F'st R- It

/e%ond R- IsTh'd R-

F'st R- 5on6t "ou

/e%ond R- .ant to

Th'd R- /ee ou'A## th'ee Re$#e%tons- Ra'e Butte'$#es

Be$o'e I got to sa" an"thng+ the F'st Re$#e%ton sm#ed !th hdden %onnotatons and

then s#o!#" 'e#eased out o$ ts mouth an eno'mous B#ue Butte'$#" Es%aped F'om!thn I opened m" mouth n astonshment A#most smu#taneous#"+ the /e%ond

Re$#e%ton 'ased ts a'm and 'e#eased an e(en mo'e mp'ess(e Red Butte'$#" Ths

)utte'$#" had go#den th'eads on ts !ngs and t !as g'a%ous#" p#a"ng+ !'appng a'oundea%h o$ m" $(e $nge's I !as %ontnuous#" 'asng )oth o$ m" hands+ t'"ng to %at%h at

#east a th'ead o$ that g#o!ng go#den )utte'$#" dust Fna##"+ the Th'd Re$#e%ton s#o!#"

%#osed ts )oth e"es+ and a$te' a !h#e+ !hen t opened them agan+ t!o un'est'aned and'e%*#ess >'een Butte'$#es too* the' $#ght n a pe'petua# matng dan%e As m" en#a'ged

t!o e"es !e'e eage'#" $o##o!ng the #ast )utte'$#" pa'+ a## the )utte'$#es sudden#"

(anshed nto thn a' And I had )e%ome a statue+ mmo)#ed+ as one $ath$u#

Re$#e%ton+ !th m" mouth opened+ m" hands 'ased and m" e"es deep#" n;ust(e

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F'st Re$#e%ton- No! "ou

/e%ond Re$#e%ton- Ha(eTh'd Re$#e%ton- /een

F'st R- 3u'

/e%ond R- Ra'eTh'd R- Butte'$#es

F'st R- .e guess/e%ond R- That "ouTh'd R- En&o"ed !at%hng them

F'st R- No!

/e%ond R- It s tme

Th'd R- Fo' "ouA## th'ee Re$#e%tons- To pa"

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I %ou#d not mo(e I %ou#d not spea* I %ou#dn6t e(en )#n* I !as stoned A## I%ou#d thn* a)out !as 9I !onde' ho! the e(ent p'o%eeded the Fa## o$ the

Un%ons%ous I !as so eage' to get the'e to see t:

F'st Re$#e%ton- Too )ad

/e%ond Re$#e%ton- You

Th'd Re$#e%ton- Ha(e %hosen

F'st R- To )e/e%ond R- A !oman

Th'd R- Toda"


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In m" mnd- 9ho! %ome:

F'st Re$#e%ton- I$ "ou

/e%ond Re$#e%ton- Had %hosenTh'd Re$#e%ton- To !ea'

F'st R- You'

/e%ond R- 9Man /ut:Th'd R- Toda"

F'st R- Ma")e then

/e%ond R- .e !ou#d not

Th'd R- Ha(e )een a)#eA## th'ee Re$#e%tons- To t'%* "ou

In m" mnd- 9I a#!a"s #*ed that Man /utCC )ette' T'u#"+ I !as not nsp'ed

toda" But+ I $gu'ed )eng a !oman !as not a## that )ad Is t /u'e#" t has somead(antages 3'+ %ou#d I ha(e )een msta*en I *nd o$ thought !omen ha(e t ease'

unde' some aspe%ts/t##D %e'tan dsad(antagesCC %annot )e %ompensated /u%h as+$o' nstan%e+ )eng eas#" t'%*ed !th some $oo#sh emotona# t'aps /u'e#" a man

!ou#d not ha(e $a##en $o' that:


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F'st Re$#e%ton- It s

/e%ond Re$#e%ton- Use#essTh'd Re$#e%ton- To 'am)#e

F'st R- .th "ou'

/e%ond R- MndTh'd R- An"mo'eF'st R- No!

/e%ond R- It s tme

Th'd R- Fo' "ouA## th'ee Re$#e%tons- To o)e"

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11/16

In m" mnd- 9I !onde' n !hat %onssts m" punshment Is t su%h a %'me to !at%h

some 'a'e )utte'$#es:

F'st Re$#e%ton- That s

/e%ond Re$#e%ton- Not

Th'd Re$#e%ton- You' %'me

In m" mnd- 9.hat then .hat:

F'st Re$#e%ton- You !anted

/e%ond Re$#e%ton- To see

Th'd Re$#e%ton- The

A## th'ee Re$#e%tons- Fa## o$ the Un%ons%ousF'st R- .e a'e

/e%ond R- You' on#"

Th'd R- .a"

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In m" mnd- 9.hat does that mean The on#" !a" to see the Fa## o$ the Un%ons%ous s

th'ough punshment 3' th'ough 5eath+ ma")e .hat:

F'st Re$#e%ton- 3u' 'a'e/e%ond Re$#e%ton- Butte'$#es

Th'd Re$#e%ton- Rep'esent

A## th'ee Re$#e%tons- Th'ee stages o$ ons%ousnessF'st Re$#e%ton- F'om the

/e%ond Re$#e%ton- Most a!a'e

Th'd Re$#e%ton- 3$ the 'ea#t"A## th'ee Re$#e%tons- T## the most magnat(e and deep#" )u'ed n the >'eat

Un*no!n The Un%ons%ousness

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In m" mnd- 9Then !hat !as a## that mum)#ng a)out the 8no!#edge:

F'st Re$#e%ton- 3n%e "ou

/e%ond Re$#e%ton- .tnessTh'd Re$#e%ton- The Fa##

F'st R- 3$ the/e%ond R- Un%ons%ous+

Th'd R- You #oseA## th'ee Re$#e%tons- A## "ou' *no!#edge

In m" mnd- 9/o .hat happens no!:

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F'st Re$#e%ton- B#ue Butte'$#"

/e%ond Re$#e%ton- Red Butte'$#"

Th'd Re$#e%ton- >'een Butte'$#"

A## th'ee Re$#e%tons- You a'e to d'o!n nto "ou' o!n se#$And s#eep As $ "ou !e'e she#te'ed )" a %o%oon

A## "ou' *no!#edge )e#ongs to us /#eep

And $a## Un%ons%ous $a##ngRse agan on#" $ summoned

B" anothe' s#eep#ess mnd

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F'st Re$#e%ton- B#ue Butte'$#"

/e%ond Re$#e%ton- Red Butte'$#"

Th'd Re$#e%ton- >'een Butte'$#"

Un%ons%ous Fa##ng

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