Footfalls on the boundary of another world Richard Barnes (City and Guilds of London Art School, UK)
CAST Death Arthur Edward Waite Pamela Colman Smith and the author as himself *** Part I: The Fool Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost. (Dante, Inferno, Canto I, 1) LIKE BLACKENED STUMPS of long-rotten teeth the lignum vitae carcass of piers interminably lost to ebb and flow emerge from the glasslike veneer of the water. The slow list of the boat ramp yaws invitingly away through an uncomfortable acquiescence between land and water. From heavy antediluvian mists pressing down upon the velveteen surface the spluttered throb of a time worn diesel engine is
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