八十一年前，卡夫卡替 Josef K. 寫下獨白，為今天我們這個過度管理的城市而默哀。
‘There is no doubt,’ said K. very quietly, for he was pleased by the closely attentive attitude of the whole assembly; from this silence rose a buzz which was more exciting than the wildest applause. ‘There is no doubt that behind all the utterances of this court, and therefore behind my arrest and today’s examination, there stands a great organization. An organization which not only employs corrupt warders and fatuous supervisors and examining magistrates, of whom the best that can be said is that they are humble officials, but also supports a judiciary of the highest rank with its inevitable vast retinue of servants, secretaries, police officers and other assistants, perhaps even executioners — I don’t shrink from the word. And the purpose of this great organization, gentlemen? To arrest innocent persons and start proceedings against them which are pointless and mostly, as in my case, inconclusive.
– Franz Kafka, The Trial
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這兩星期，我不斷掙扎，希望逃離雨天，以及一切和宿命論有關的聯想。例如：下班，傘子留在辦公室，乘車回家，下車後，下起傾盆大雨。又例如：星期一至四，天色晴朗怡人，好不容易來到週末，卻又掀起一陣陣陰風細雨，真真正正的「週」而復始。再例如：只有在下雨天才能夠翻出那雙好久沒穿但一直找不著的白色鞋子。總是那麼的巧合，那樣的現實。我想我還可以一一拒絕承認，閉上眼睛、咬緊牙關，努力裝出一副不卑不亢的樣子，不去弄清楚究竟跟誰對著幹，一直繼續死撐下去。
事到如今， 沒法不死撐下去。
Andrew Bird - “Fake Palindromes”
Savath & Savalas - “Dema Vindra”
Liars - “Let’s Not Wrestle Mt. Heart Attack”