On the birthday of the stranger (in memory of John Hawkes)
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To the reader: although they are not marked, links flow back and forth from words in the sentences at the foot of each screen. Coordinates on each page link to a map of the city which in turn links to different episodes.
images and text by Michael Joyce
web design and additional tagging by Matthew Hanlon
He set out thinking there would be a slow disappearance of the things he considered overwhelming but by the time evening arrived everyone had forgotten what the music meant.

This Flash work has been preserved with Ruffle by the Electronic Literature Lab in April 2026. Some paths and stylings have been adjusted to restore functionality as best as possible.