Truisms ਀
EXTREME SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS LEADS TO PERVERSION਀䐀刀䔀䄀䴀䤀一䜀 圀䠀䤀䰀䔀 䄀圀䄀䬀䔀 䤀匀 䄀 䘀刀䤀䜀䠀吀䔀一䤀一䜀 䌀伀一吀刀䄀䐀䤀䌀吀䤀伀一
WORRYING CAN HELP YOU PREPARE਀刀伀䴀䄀一吀䤀䌀 䰀伀嘀䔀 圀䄀匀 䤀一嘀䔀一吀䔀䐀 吀伀 䴀䄀一䤀倀唀䰀䄀吀䔀 圀伀䴀䔀一
POLITICS IS USED FOR PERSONAL GAIN਀
਀匀甀爀瘀椀瘀愀氀 匀攀爀椀攀猀 ⠀㄀㤀㠀㌀ጀㄠ㤀㠀㔀⤀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 洀漀爀攀 洀椀氀椀琀愀渀琀 愀瀀栀漀爀椀猀洀猀Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 ∀䴀攀渀 䐀漀渀✀琀 倀爀漀琀攀挀琀 夀漀甀 䄀渀礀洀漀爀攀Ⰰ∀ 
a phrase reproduced on condoms and street billboards alike.਀
਀吀栀攀 䤀渀昀氀愀洀洀愀琀漀爀礀 䔀猀猀愀礀猀 ㄀㤀㜀㤀ⴀ㠀㈀ 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀 愀 爀愀渀最攀 漀昀 瀀爀漀瘀漀挀愀琀椀瘀攀 猀琀愀琀攀洀攀渀琀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 眀攀爀攀 椀渀猀瀀椀爀攀搀 戀礀 
the texts of political theorists, religious fanatics and impassioned 'folk' literature; ਀瀀漀猀琀攀搀 漀渀 眀愀氀氀猀Ⰰ 瀀爀椀渀琀攀搀 漀渀 琀ⴀ猀栀椀爀琀猀㬀 愀渀搀 漀渀琀漀 最椀愀渀琀 䰀䔀䐀 戀椀氀氀戀漀愀爀搀猀⸀
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LUSTMORD ਀吀栀攀 挀礀挀氀攀 漀昀 栀攀爀 眀漀爀欀 戀攀最愀渀 椀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㌀ 琀栀愀琀 搀攀愀氀猀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀砀甀愀氀 瘀椀漀氀攀渀挀攀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 眀漀洀攀渀Ⰰ 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀氀礀 
their victimization during wartimes. Specific reference is made by the artist to the warring Balkan ਀猀琀愀琀攀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 甀猀攀 漀昀 爀愀瀀攀 愀猀 愀 眀攀愀瀀漀渀 漀昀 眀愀爀 椀渀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀昀氀椀挀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 攀砀栀椀戀椀琀椀漀渀 挀漀渀猀椀猀琀攀搀 漀昀 䠀漀氀稀攀爀ᤀ猠 
signature LED signs and other two and three-dimensional installations including one with human bones. ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 琀攀砀琀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀✀猀 攀椀最栀琀 䰀䔀䐀 猀椀最渀猀Ⰰ 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀椀渀最 琀栀爀攀攀 搀椀猀琀椀渀挀琀 
and unsettling voices (those of the perpetrator, the victim, and an observer).਀
PERPETRATOR਀
I SWIN IN HER AS SHE QUITES.਀䤀 匀䤀一䬀 伀一 䠀䔀刀⸀
I SING HER A SONG ABOUT US.਀䤀 匀吀䔀倀 伀一 䠀䔀刀 䠀䄀一䐀匀⸀
I SPLAY HER FINGERS.਀匀䠀䔀 刀伀伀吀匀 圀䤀吀䠀 䠀䔀刀 䈀䰀唀一吀 䘀䄀䌀䔀⸀
SHE HUNTS ME WITH HER MOUTH.਀匀䠀䔀 䠀䄀匀 吀䠀刀䔀䔀 䌀伀䰀伀刀匀 䤀一 䠀䔀刀 䔀夀䔀匀⸀
I BITE HER CLOSED AGAIN.਀䤀 䄀䴀 一䔀䄀刀 䠀䔀刀 䴀䤀䰀䬀⸀
I TELL HER TO SOAP HERSELF.਀匀䠀䔀 吀䤀䜀䠀吀䔀一匀 䄀一䐀 䤀 䠀䤀吀 䠀䔀刀⸀
I WASH HER OUT.਀䤀 圀䄀吀䌀䠀 䠀䔀刀 圀䠀䤀䰀䔀 匀䠀䔀 吀䠀䤀一䬀匀 䄀䈀伀唀吀 䴀䔀⸀
HER SALIVA RUNS WHEN SHE SLEEPS.਀䤀 䠀伀伀䬀 䠀䔀刀 匀倀䤀一䔀⸀
SHE HAS A URINE SMELL.਀䠀䔀刀 匀圀䄀䰀䰀伀圀 刀䔀䘀䰀䔀堀 䤀匀 䜀伀一䔀⸀
HER HEAD EXPLODES IN THE FIRE.਀䠀䔀刀 䈀刀䔀䄀匀吀匀 䄀刀䔀 䄀䰀䰀 一䤀倀倀䰀䔀⸀
SHE ACTS LIKE AN ANIMAL LEFT FOR COOKING.਀䤀 䘀䤀一䐀 䠀䔀刀 匀儀唀䄀吀吀䤀一䜀 伀一 䠀䔀刀 䠀䔀䔀䰀匀 䄀一䐀 吀䠀䤀匀 伀倀䔀一匀 䠀䔀刀 匀伀 䤀 䌀䄀一 䜀䔀吀 䠀䔀刀 䘀刀伀䴀 䈀䔀䰀伀圀⸀
I TAKE HER FACE WITH ITS FINE HAIRS. I POSITION HER MOUTH.਀䤀 圀䄀一吀 吀伀 䘀唀䌀䬀 䠀䔀刀 圀䠀䔀刀䔀 匀䠀䔀 䠀䄀匀 吀伀伀 䴀唀䌀䠀 䠀䄀䤀刀⸀
I HOOK MY CHIN OVER HER SHOULDER. NOW THAT SHE CAN STILL CONCENTRATE.਀匀䠀䔀 䠀䄀匀 一伀 吀䄀匀吀䔀 䰀䔀䘀吀 吀伀 䠀䔀刀 䄀一䐀 吀䠀䤀匀 䴀䄀䬀䔀匀 䤀吀 䔀䄀匀䤀䔀刀 䘀伀刀 䴀䔀⸀
THE COLOR OF HER WHERE SHE IS INSIDE IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME KILL HER.਀
਀嘀䤀䌀吀䤀䴀
਀䤀 䄀䴀 䄀圀䄀䬀䔀 䤀一 䄀 倀䰀䄀䌀䔀 圀䠀䔀刀䔀 圀伀䴀䔀一 䐀䤀䔀⸀
THE BIRD TURNS ITS HEAD AND LOOKS AT ME WITH ONE EYE AS YOU ENTER.਀䴀夀 䈀刀䔀䄀匀吀匀 䄀刀䔀 匀伀 匀圀伀䰀䰀䔀一 吀䠀䄀吀 䤀 䈀䤀吀䔀 吀䠀䔀䴀
YOUR AWFUL LANGUAGE IS IN THE AIR BY MY HEAD਀䤀 䐀伀 一伀吀 䰀䤀䬀䔀 吀伀 圀䄀䰀䬀 䈀䔀䌀䄀唀匀䔀 䤀 䘀䔀䔀䰀 䤀吀 䈀䔀吀圀䔀䔀一 䴀夀 䰀䔀䜀匀
HAIR IS STUCK INSIDE ME਀䴀夀 一伀匀䔀 䈀刀伀䬀䔀 䤀一 吀䠀䔀 䜀刀䄀匀匀⸀ 䴀夀 䔀夀䔀匀 䄀刀䔀 匀伀刀䔀 䴀伀嘀䤀一䜀 䄀䜀䄀䤀一匀吀 夀伀唀刀 倀䄀䰀䴀⸀
I HAVE THE BLOOD JELLY.਀圀䤀吀䠀 夀伀唀 䤀一匀䐀䔀 䴀䔀 䌀伀䴀䔀匀 吀䠀䔀 䬀一伀圀䰀䔀䐀䜀䔀 伀䘀 䴀夀 䐀䔀䄀吀䠀⸀
YOU HAVE SKIN IN YOUR MOUTH. YOU LICK ME STUPIDLY.਀夀伀唀 䌀伀一䘀唀匀䔀 䴀䔀 圀䤀吀䠀 匀伀䴀䔀吀䠀䤀一䜀 吀䠀䄀夀 䤀匀 䤀一 夀伀唀⸀ 䤀 圀䤀䰀䰀 一伀吀 倀刀䔀䐀䤀䌀吀 䠀伀圀 夀伀唀 圀䄀一吀 吀伀 唀匀䔀 䴀䔀⸀
I FEEL WHO YOU ARE AND IT DOES ME NO GOOD AT ALL.਀䤀 吀刀夀 吀伀 䔀堀䌀䤀吀䔀 䴀夀匀䔀䰀䘀 匀伀 䤀 匀吀䄀夀 䌀刀䄀娀夀⸀
WHAT IS LEFT ON THE BLANKET IS CLEAR AND THE COLOR OF HELL.਀
਀伀䈀匀䔀刀嘀䔀刀
਀䤀 圀䄀一吀 吀伀 䰀䤀䔀 䐀伀圀一 䈀䔀匀䤀䐀䔀 䠀䔀刀⸀
I HAVE NOT SINCE I WAS A CHILD.਀䤀 圀䤀䰀䰀 䈀䔀 䌀伀嘀䔀刀䔀䐀 䈀夀 圀䠀䄀吀 䠀䄀匀 䌀伀䴀䔀 䘀刀伀䴀 䠀䔀刀⸀
SHE BEINGS TO MAKE MISTAKES IN HER LANGUAGE AND I CORRECT HER THE WAY SHE HAS TAUGHT ME.਀䤀 䘀䤀一䐀 䠀䔀刀 吀伀圀䔀刀䰀匀 匀䠀伀嘀䔀䐀 䤀一 吀䤀䜀䠀吀 匀倀伀吀匀⸀ 䤀 吀䄀䬀䔀 吀䠀䔀䴀 吀伀 䈀唀刀一 䄀䰀吀䠀伀唀䜀䠀 䤀 䘀䔀䄀刀 吀伀唀䌀䠀䤀一䜀 吀䠀䤀一䜀匀⸀
SHE ASKS ME TO SLEEP IN THE HOUSE BUT I WILL NOT WITH HER NEW BODY AND ITS NOISES AND WETNESS.਀匀䠀䔀 匀䴀䤀䰀䔀匀 䄀吀 䴀䔀 䈀䔀䌀䄀唀匀䔀 匀䠀䔀 䤀䴀䄀䜀䤀一䔀匀 䤀 䌀䄀一 䠀䔀䰀倀 䠀䔀刀⸀
SHE COUGHS THE MOUTH STRINGS.਀䤀 圀䄀一吀 吀伀 䈀刀唀匀䠀 䠀䔀刀 䠀䄀䤀刀 䈀唀吀 吀䠀䔀 匀䴀䔀䰀䰀 伀䘀 䠀䔀刀 䴀䄀䬀䔀匀 䴀䔀 䌀刀伀匀匀 吀䠀䔀 刀伀伀䴀⸀ 䤀 䠀䔀䰀䐀 䴀夀 䈀刀䔀䄀吀䠀 䄀匀 䰀伀一䜀 䄀匀 䤀 䌀伀唀䰀䐀⸀ 䤀 䬀一伀圀 䤀 䐀䤀匀䄀倀倀伀䤀一吀 䠀䔀刀⸀
SHE STARTED RUNNING WHEN EVERYTHING BEGAN POURING FROM HER BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT TO BE SEEN.਀匀䠀䔀 䘀䔀䰀䰀 伀一 吀䠀䔀 䘀䰀伀伀刀 䤀一 䴀夀 刀伀伀䴀⸀ 匀䠀䔀 吀刀䤀䔀䐀 吀伀 䈀䔀 䌀䰀䔀䄀一 䈀唀吀 匀䠀䔀 圀䄀匀 一伀吀⸀ 䤀 匀䔀䔀 䠀䔀刀 吀刀䄀䤀䰀⸀
HER GORE IS IN THE BALL OF CLEANING RAGS. I CARRY OUT THE DAMPNESS FROM MY MOTHER. I RETURN TO HIDE HER JEWELRY਀吀䠀䔀 䈀䰀䄀䌀䬀 匀倀䔀䌀䬀匀 䤀一匀䤀䐀䔀 䴀夀 䔀夀䔀匀 䘀䰀伀䄀吀 伀一 䠀䔀刀 䈀伀䐀夀⸀ 䤀 圀䄀吀䌀䠀 吀䠀䔀䴀 圀䠀䤀䰀䔀 䤀 吀䠀䤀一䬀 䄀䈀伀唀吀 䠀䔀刀⸀
I WANT TO SUCK ON HER TO MAKE HER RESPOND.਀䤀 圀䄀䰀䬀 伀唀吀匀䤀䐀䔀 吀伀 吀䠀䔀 倀䄀吀䠀 䄀一䐀 匀䔀䔀 吀䠀䔀 倀䰀䄀一吀匀Ⰰ 䔀䄀䌀䠀 䠀䄀一䐀䰀䔀䐀 䈀夀 䠀䔀刀Ⰰ 唀一䴀䄀刀䬀䔀䐀 䈀夀 䠀䔀刀 䐀夀䤀一䜀⸀
SHE IS NARROW AND FLAT IN THE BLUE SACK AND I STAND WHEN THEY LIFT HER.਀
"I tend to write about the most ghostly subjects. It's no just a difficulty of having something to turn up; ਀椀琀✀猀 愀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀礀 漀昀 猀琀愀礀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 洀愀琀攀爀椀愀氀 氀漀渀最 攀渀漀甀最栀 琀漀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 椀琀⸀ 
It's necessary to be an emotionally engage while writing about those topics, yes, it's exhausting at times. ਀䤀琀✀猀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀 琀漀 搀漀 愀 爀攀猀攀愀爀挀栀 漀渀 眀栀愀琀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀攀搀 愀渀搀 眀栀愀琀 洀椀最栀琀 戀攀 猀琀椀氀氀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀椀渀最 琀漀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 搀攀琀愀椀渀攀攀猀Ⰰ 
but I don't want to whine, it would be much harder to be a detainee."਀
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