Fire: The Next Sharp Stick?
You've got to read the whole thing, but here's an excerpt
ONE: Hairy One, Maker of Fire. Maker of Fire, the Hairy One.
MAKER: My pleasure, Hairy One. I've followed your work with Ten Men for a long time. It's a remarkable firm.
HAIRY ONE: So you're the one with the fire?
MAKER: Yes.
HAIRY ONE: Is it here?
MAKER: Well, no.
HAIRY ONE: Where is it?
MAKER: Well, in a sense, Hairy One, fire is everywhere. Rather than being an object, say, like your sharp stick, it's really a process, so it can't really be said to exist anywhere. In a sense, fire exists in its own imaginary, virtual space, where we can only talk about what is not fire and what might become fire.
HAIRY ONE: Whoa whoa whoa! English, please!
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