♦ Eleventh ♦

[imputing]

Der Krieg, wieEr glitzert wie die zerbrochene Bierflasche in der Sonne

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[warconductor]

It is instructive, student, both for its truths and its errors.

Many have a set view of war, one which they cannot break out of. A paradigm that cannot be ignored or distorted. They see war only in terms of bombs and swords and guns.

They fail to realize that war is so much more. Diplomacy, manipulation, espionage, research, development, these are all arts of war.

We must relish war in all the forms it is fought.

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[imputing]

Those words of yours remind me again why I am in such awe of you, Major.

Must we relish the gifts war bestow on us too?

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[warconductor]

Must?

No, not must, or more would see the world as you or I do. But indeed, we must not discount them, indeed, respect them above all. For many do not see the gifts of war as gifts, to their great fault.

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[imputing]

The opposite, then.

Must we then see everything the way it is contrary to the world?

[irislover]

Um...What does that mean?

[imputing]

I could translate it for you.

[irislover]

Will you? If it's not a bother, I'll be thankful, sir.

[imputing]

War, Like

It glitters like the smashed beer bottle in the sun
at the bus stop in front of the nursing home

It rustles like the ghostwriter's manuscript
at the peace conference

It flickers like the bluish reflection of the TV screen
on the somnambulistic faces

It smells lke the steel of the fitness studio's machines
like the breath of the bodyguard at the airport

It bells like the speech of the chairman
It swells like the fatwah out of the mouth of the ayatollah

It drips like the video game on the schoolboy's diskette
It glints like the chip at the bank's computing center

It spreads like the puddle behind the slaughterhouse

Breathing
rustling
it swells
smells

like

[kisaraginights]

Dude, cut the Nibel. Standard is our friend.

[imputing]

I translated it for a friend, a few comments above.

[kisaraginights]

Talk about DEPRESSING, man.

[imputing]

Do you think it is true?

[stopwatcher]

...

Professor Liebert always has something interesting.

Though, I can't imagine that the library has run out of books.

[imputing]

I don't believe it has, although what qualifies as quality reading material seems to have dwindled.

Perhaps a certain student of mine has been dilligently reading as told.

[stopwatcher]

Perhaps it's just harder to find.

Oh, of course!

[teeeeenth]

Teach? I can only read about half of this... what is it?

[imputing]

A poem.

I'm glad you can, Gokudera, you've learned well. Would you like a translation?

[teeeeenth]

Well, there ain't much to do here but hit the books.

That'd be great, teach!

[imputing]

What would you rather do, Gokudera?

The translation.