Midnight's Revolution Extract

7/29/2019 Midnight's Revolution Extract

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2/27

X. B. Dgllao

X. B. Dgllao fns wrgtteo go aoe iar` ar noatfer iar àst

ai fgs praiessgaonl lgie, rstly ns n capywrgter, tfeo ns no

ncnde`gc nod lntterly ns n iull-tgè wrgter ai ctgao. Haro

go tfe Oartf [est ai Eoklnod, fe ahtngoed n rst clnss

faoaurs dekree go Eoklgsf nod Fgstary ira` @nocfester

Zalytecfogc, no @N go Ygsunl Culture ira` LnocnsterUogversgty wfere fe nlsa successiully ca`pleted n Zf.D

go Fgstary. Fe gs `nrrged wgtf twa cfgldreo nod lgves ao

tfe Lnocnsfgre canst, wfere fe devates fgs tgè ta wrgtgok,

wnlmgok nod rendgok.

rbdgllao.ca`

twgtter.ca`/XBQDgllao


3/27

Nhaut tfgs callectgao

@gdogkfts Xevalutgao `nrms tfe irugtgao ai n persaonl

bauroey spnoogok aver tweoty-tfree yenrs. [fnt heknons irnkèoted, gotg`nte recallectgaos, krndunlly hecnè nserges ai vagces ta denl wgtf n caogctgok nrrny ai eàtgaos,expergeoces nod dgsnppagotèots.

G nme oa clng` ta he n paet, sg`ply n wrgter wfa fns, iarhetter ar warse, ntte`pted ta use nspects ai tfe paetgciar` ns n ènos ai expressgao, n fu`hle aergok ai noapeo dgnlakue ta he sfnred.

Tfe pae`s nre oat arknogsed gota noy cfraoalakgcnlarder, èrely nllacnted n plnce go encf ai tfe sectgaostfnt seeèd àst nppraprgnte. Saè argkgonte ira` `ycrentgve wrgtgok caurse expertly tnukft hy tfe Hrgtgsfpaet Berey [ngowrgkft ns pnrt ai `y uoderkrndunte

dekree. Atfers reect dgereot pergads nod eveots= tfe`gscnrrgnke ai aur rst cfgld, tfe dentf ai y pnreots, tfenhsurdgty ai lgie.

Uolgme `y oavels nod oao-ctgao warm, tfgs iar` aiwrgtgok aers lgttle raa` ta fgde hefgod cfnrncters arfgstargcnl incts nod goterpretntgao. Xnw, keougoe nodsaètgès taa faoest, tfe callectgao gs y vagce nàokst

`noy nod G tnme iull respaosghglgty iar tfegr goectgao,tfegr utternoces. G tfereiare npalakgse go ndvnoce gi G fnveingled ta ca`ùogcnte ar ultg`ntely dgsnppagot.

Hy tfe snè nutfar

Tfe Amtaher Zrabemt

Tfe Inontgc

Fuoted nod Dnòed

Oao-ctgao

Fgstary ao Hrgtgsf televgsgao2 Caostructgok ontgao, ontgaonlgty nod

callectgve èàry


4/27

@gdogkfts

Xevalutgao

X. B. Dgllao

XXevgdgao


5/27

Zuhlgsfed hyXevgdgao 8:>8

Tfe rgkft ai X. B. Dgllao ta he gdeotged ns tfe nutfar aitfgs warm fns heeo nsserted hy fg` go nccardnoce wgtf tfe

Capyrgkft, Desgkos nod Znteots Nct >766.

Nll rgkfts reserved. Oa pnrt ai tfgs puhlgcntgao `ny herepraduced, stared go n retrgevnl syste`, ar trnos`gtted,

go noy iar` ar hy noy `enos, electraogc, `ecfnogcnl,pfatacapygok, recardgok ar atferwgse, wgtfaut tfe prgar

per`gssgao ai tfe capyrgkft awoer.

Hrgtgsf Lghrnry Cntnlakugok go Zuhlgcntgao Dntn. Ncntnlakue recard iar tfgs haam gs nvnglnhle ira` tfe Hrgtgsf

Lghrnry.

GSHO2 7;6 : 75;895> 3 4

Caver desgko nod pfatakrnpfy hy Algver Dgllao

Capyrgkft 8:>8


6/27

Iar Berey [ngowrgkft

Tfnom yau iar oaurgsfgok tfe spnrm


7/27

Caoteots

TEXXGTAXW AI TFE SAUL

Snod >3

Last Cfgld >4

Westerdnys Feraes >9

Tfe Ygsgao >;

G Daot Oeed Gt >6

Oatfgok @are ta he Sngd 8:

Oartfero Lgkfts 88

Tfgom gt, Daot Sny Gt 84

Tfe Lgvgok 85

Ilume ai Hgrtf 8;

Uosngd 87

He @y Irgeod 3>


8/27

TEXXGTAXW AI TFE SAUL


9/27

7

SNOD

Nod sfeltergok, we rested, gcmed

nt gota sfndaws, wnr` fnods

slnppgok

tfe àssy ADEAO wnll. Snod

trnpped uoder

aur okerongls,yaur fngr wet, drghhlgok nkngost

`y cfeem.

[e lase taucf, seose aur drgit.

Aur hrentf aws go hlanted rghhaos,curlgok reàtely

gota pewter clauds sa fenvy,

hrentfgok hecaès n sgo.

Saao we wgll ka.

Dgvgded,

uorepeotnot ira` aur aworequgreèots ta accupy atfer lgves,

we `nsquernde

ns squntters ao stnrs yet ta he

dgscavered.


10/27

>:

LAST CFGLD

G let yau dawo, oat urkeotly respaodgokta encf despernte mgcm, aoly pnssgok

ao `y ugd hrentf, saèfaw carrupt,

suspeodgok yau go n`hgvnleoce, suhtly krawgok,

uotgl yau iell uoder tfegr spell. Cftfaogc

goterlapers seemgok aut tameos, stenlgoksauls ta ieed no uodgsclased `nster.

Last go tfgs warld uoderkrauod, yau fnd

oa noswer. G cauld aoly ou`hly wntcf

ns Mraoas tnukft hy invaur, iensted ao goinots

depasgted go tfe squnre. Cfgldreo ald heiare

tfegr nllatted tgè, àveèot suspeoded.

Sg`ple taucfes ai oker ta oker tfey aoce

trnos`gtted gosgde tfegr senled dru`

wgtfered, turoed slncm. Tfe lnst rgtes ai

Zraserpgoe, plnyed ta n iull fause.

Xespectnhle hut cleno, faoest hut

taa enrly iar tfegr awo kaad,

iaur èo true nod salgd eoter tfe squnre,

tfegr hurogsfed scnlpels dnuhgok tfe suo.

[aèo clanmed ira` dentf, see lgie pnss

dawo tfegr leks nod weep pgty tfeyve oever

clngèd. Tfe knps hetweeo helly

nod true `god eoca`pnss nll tfey awo.

Enrs splgt hy scren`s ira` fenrts ai

re, lgsteogok ta oatfgok snve


11/27

>>

Xuoe inhles cnst aut gota tfe wglderoess.

Hnrreo tfaukfts hecnlèd go n sen ai dren`s,

antgok hut oever stgll. Iree inllgokgota pnrndgse wfere n sncred àtfer hare

no enrly cfgld, gts lgps hurst, sàtfergok

eotrngls wgtf ratteo okers ns gt snok ai lgie.

Tnme è ta pnrndgse wfere mgoksfers

ienst ao relgcs ai tfe `god. Tnttered

tfaukfts oever ta spenm pfaoetgcnlly ain scren` pluodergok tfe esf henrgok ta`h.

Oatfgok leit snve aoe cfgld.

Kad iarhgd iarhgd Kad. Iree moawledke

ira` wgtfered fnods crnhhgok nt tfe sagl.

Enrtf ai tfe àao hlgkfted hy Reus ao nstnr dnòed hy stgllharo crges.

Oa àre. Drgit ng`less ncrass trncms

ai wnste. Ouclenr pny dgrt ai tfe iuture

`goed hy fnods scruhhed cleno nod

spnred pngo. Tfrustgok pngo, caoceptgao

ùtntgao go n caffio, dnrmoess nod sgleot

dren`s tfnt delgver no uoiarèd lg`h,

ira` hlaady daar ta hlaady daar.

Nkaoy, suernoce ai tfe stgll uoharo.

Oekatgntgaos ta sturh tfe dend. Elgat1Gs tfnt yau nkngo1 Caè nt lnst ta `nme

yaur denl1 Tnlm aver tfe iuture go n squnre `gle

ai wnste. Tnme `y cfgld gt gs nlrendy dend.


12/27

>8

WESTEXDNWS FEXAES

Iuès ira` n pnrnffio ln`p

klgsteo go `y fend.

Ta laam iarwnrd gs rgpeoed

seed sucmed dry hy tfe

fu``gok hee ai efficgeocy.

Seodgok letters ai hrawo

recycled pnper, govnrgnhly

taro, tfey try ta `nme nèods.

Tfe lnw stntes, faw ùcf G

n` eotgtled ta suer.

Inct gs sao, yau ngot kattfe clnss ta lgcm tfegr

spaao.

Hut faw da tfey moaw ai `y

tameos stared moawledke, lass,

hutcfery iar `y àonrcf, `ysacgnl rale ns pnrgnf1

Tgcm-hax luonr èo nod waèo,

wgtf cas`gc eyes duller

tfno hlncm dwnri stnrs.

[fnt gs tfe tnrg

iar survgvgok aoe ogkft aotfgs stgomgok plnoet1

[fnt gs tfe prgce iar

oever nsmgok ta he haro1


13/27

>3

TFE YGSGAO

G ieel straok nt tfe lnmes edke,

deep wnter tnmes `y hrentfs wegkft.

Slawly, cnrtwfeelgok gota sauod G

seose tfe urkeocy, ieel yaur lnukf

taro ira` `y krnsp, tfeo eèrke, n

fuodred taokueless vagces tassed

gosgde `y fend.

Tfe waoder. [fy dgd G let fg` ka1

Aoly ta surince, cald, irazeo

aut ai èàry, aut ai purpase,

useless ao n hlacm.

Gt wns Irn Lgppgs lnst ogkft,

tartured, taro nod returoed ta

rntgaonlgty hy yaur recgtgok ai

fgs ienrs.

Inglure gs ta dge wgtfaut

moawgok yaur intfer. Wes, yau sngd tfnt.Nod àre.

G taucf ùd uostgrred hy fnods,

lnyered pgkèots taa irngl iar decndes

ai uocrgtgcnl stnres. N clauded cnovns=

Ygrkgo @nry Hlue, yes, tfe true hlaadai Cfrgst. Gi aoly gt were true. Hrawo, G

see oa àre. Acfre tfeo,

n sfnde ta decegve, hut plense,

reè`her tfe lges wfeo G nrgse

nod praclng` n vgsgao.


14/27

>4

G DAOT OEED GT

G daot oeed

tfe clnttergok rnttle ai fgs Zaotgus

taokue go fgs e`pty fend, fgs s`gle,

n mogiedeitly tfrust hetweeo `y rghs,

fgs nrraknoce, àèotnrgly dgssalved,

wngtgok iar n secaod cfnoce.

G daot oeed

fgs hluot hnrhs scrnpgok tfraukf`y hrngo, pgcmgok iar gospgrntgao, trygok

ta resalve no gondequncy, ta

ca`pleèot

tfe gllusgao ai hegok tfe hest, ta snve n

decndeot eka sucmered ao seli-rgkfteaus

pnp.

G daot oeed

fgs eclectgc moawledke cfgèd

every faur, fgs lust iar suhbects, fgs

caìart,

fgs desgre iar pawer, fgs tgè2 no

eterogty,every secaod cluhhed gota suh`gssgao

hy n fn`èr hlaw ai hareda` uotgl tfe

dny

scren`s iar relense.


15/27

>5

G daot oeed

caoiraotntgao ao wfnt G cno da,

dgctnted hy fgs nversgao ta tfe trutf.

Fgs trustgo nll tfgoks wrgtteo go tgè pnst fns

hurot `y eyes wgtf fgs pucmered

resalutgao oever ta cfnr`= hut ta

hecaè n hlur, tfe nsfgok ai

saèaoe wfa tfgoms fes

wrgtteo hgkker tfno KAD!

G daot oeed

fgs àdero usnke iar lave ta settle

dgsputes, ta lnuocf noatfer

eocyclapnedgc

rgp-a, iar tfe pngo cnuses yet noatfer

caostellntgao ta callnpse saèwfere go`y fenrt.

G daot oeed fgs lgie iull stap.


16/27

>9

OATFGOK @AXE TA

HE SNGD

Expressgaoless,uoless G relnte n dentf.

Ai faw G drave uoseegok,

uomoawgok gota tfe pnst,

tenrs llgok knps,drappgok uo`noly ao `y

lnp.

Af, yau wgll oever moaw

nkngo tfe taucf ai kreeo,

n claud pnttero ar n hreezes

s`atfergok lgcm... ar tfe

pngo.

Xenl eoaukf, yau were qugte

rgkft.

@y pngo, tfe kuglt,

gotalernhle, ai fnvgok

nrrgved taa lnte.

Oawfere ta pnrm nod yau

kagok

inst. @are tenrs, laams ai

pgty turogok

ta strnoke goteot. Hut G fnd

ta ruo.

Carrgdars tfe sn`e hut oat

tfe aoe G wnot.

Wauok dactars wngt, n s`nll

raa`, n hentgok clacm

nod awers nhnodaoed niter


17/27

>;

tfe inct.

[fgte canted efficgeocy.

Tfey explngo

tfe warst, stgll `edgcnlscfaal du`h ta denl

wgtf dentf.

Xenl dentf, yaur dentf.

Tfe wnrd huzzed aver gts

luocf2 snusnke, sf, ar caldfn`.

Nod cald yau were,

uomoawo hefgod n sait wnll

ai pntteroed inhrgc.

Uoseeo, gkoared hy lgies rgcfrautgoe,

hut tfe ingotest s`gle

survgvgok

iar yaur aoly sao.


18/27

>6

OAXTFEXO LGKFTS

Sgleot sfeds ai

Oartfero lgkfts,

hncms ta tfe suo.

Sledke fn``ersnrc tfraukf lnzy

oaao-lulled dust.

Ily wfeels inll

aota sfuttle tgps

lenmgok palgsfed rust.

Ilnkstaoes hlencfed

hy tncmlers pgss

wngt hy tfe trucm.

Zulley helts fnok go

crncmed sfnits airuptured tg`e.

Lgpped tnlm Dgd fe1

Wau oever! clgoks ta

staoe wnlls cusfgaoed hy

spgttle cattao caukfed

ira` nglgok luoks.

Zgpes, hred, lnkked

nod casseted iar sten`

nre cald ta taucf,

tfe fgssgok stapped.


19/27

>7

Haglers, helly-ied,

rat, sucm nt n dgstnot smy

tfraukf hrgcm strnws

pressed gota sluhhed claud.

@ute èàrges replnce tfe hent

ai ècfnogcnl fenrts=

grao pulses tfnt aoce

tnpped aut n kaldeo iuture.


20/27

8:

TFGOM GT, DAOT SNW GT

Saè tfgoks yau bustDaot èotgao. Deht, fenltf,

Snlnry= wfy fnveot yau caobured-up cfgldreo1

Calaur ai fngr, smgo, hady iar`,

Sfnpe, nke deprecgntgao. [feo wns

Waur rst mgss, renl sexunl eocauoter1

@eotnl nkglgty, gotellectunl decgeocy1

Spenmgok yaur `god rgsms ca``gttgok n fnte

Crgè.

Lnws kavero aur taokues, sfnpe aur tfaukfts,

Speecf gs oa laoker n ireeda`, hutN prgsao.


21/27

8>

TFE LGYGOK

G dged tadny nod oa aoe oatgced.N hrameo s`gle cut gota dry lgps,

deiarèd, uoprepnred iar

`gdogkfts saok, gts revalutgao.

Ta sleep, G wnot iar oatfgok àre.

Hut wfnt pence cno yau trnce

ao wnlls ai inded rases wfeo dn`p

slgtfers hy. Uoderied, trgcmlgok dgrty

tenrs ai lgttle purpase, ai oa rekret...

nod yet...

reè`her yet...

Heetles smgd ncrass tfe aar,canl smgooed, fnrdy ta rat

tfey trngl decny gota caroers oever

taucfed, oever seeo hy tfrawers ai

pasges, tfe moat ai irgeods wfa dnsf

reè`hrnoce nsf aota

tfe hax.

Tell è tfeo, ai velvet lenves

hrgttle ta taucf, ai sait rngo,

ai ste`s sleoder, ai enrtf carrupt. Sa gt

cru`hled go `y okers, s`nttered `y

sfaes, drgited aut ai taucf.

Iarkettgok wfere nod wfeogs aoly tfe hekgoogok.

G scno inces saètgès, nod tfey

s`gle. Tfegr hrentf etcfed ao `y

`nrhle, stren`s nwny go crncmed


22/27

88

taokues, tre`hlgok ira` tfe eart.

Twgce n dny ira` warm nod fa`e,

tfe staoes rnttlgok nt tfegr pnssgok.

Gi tfey cnre ta laam tfey wgll see nsfndaw sgttgok ao ngr.

Hut `y spgrgt s`grms hefgod tfegr

hncms nod sa G press scaured eyelgds

gota lgps. Sleep, pence, sleep oaw.

Hut tfere gs oa ogkft, aoly hlue lgkft

smg``ed ira` n cald sen hurogok`y eyes wgtf gts hentgok wnves.

Turogok, dnrmoess sfaulders n hnre

nr` nhaut `y sglfauette, pnts dry

`y enrtf wnlls nod draps n stngo gota

tfe fale. Sleep gs n dren` sa laoknka.


23/27

83

ILUME AI HGXTF

Fg`1

Mgok-ume ai n rngo `gsted lnod,

iertgle go `god, hnrreo go fnod.

Fgs dar`not seed sogkkers nt `y yautf

hrgttle wgtf nke. G fnve oa tgè, oa

te`per iar fgs lenroed wgse èo,

kravellgok, crncmed, dgsfevelled nt `y

hratfers ieet. @uzzled hgtcfes sonrl nt

e`pty faurs= last sceots, wnr` esf,

draalgok iar tfe `nsters cncmle. Zreygok

hgrds uolensfed iar iuo, tuk nod tenr

nt ruptured eyes= tnttered caroens np

hesgde hnlustrnded slnhs suppartgok fgsstergle tfraoe. N ynwo nod tfey nre kaoe,

aoe wnsted ontgao, `y lgie n dgstnot

èrgdgno.

[aruldstreokn hgoa` wnette sgppno, cfgès

fgs tnè iuooy `no= tfe warld gs wnter,

felp è G` drawogok.

Autstretcfed ao n dgvno, fgs wnsted

sfndaw dnoces, iuèd hy cnodles, fgs

hady `y `nusaleu`. Nttrncted hy Mgok-

wfgspered invaurs, waèo hnsqued,

stacmgoked, stglettaed, ca`pete ta wgoaoe krgo ira` fgs irazeo wgtfered lgps.

N scfalnstgc cfe`gst, praducer ai kald,

nd`gts deient aver `y hratfers paxed

carrupted care. Lgieless, gce-lled, fgs

carpse pulses àttled hlaad tfraukf


24/27

84

leper lg`hs uostgrred hy pnssgao. Denr

hratfer yau tnme tfgs onl bauroey ao

yaur awo, n kaldeo rnit ta rgde Letfes

curreots. [fnt G dgd, G dgd go tfe on`eai tfgs carrupted ontgao.


25/27

85

UOSNGD

Tfe uosngd fnokshetweeo us,

n kassnèr ai drend.

@y lgie regternted,

Znst, Zreseot,

Oa Iuture.

Uosngd go tfe pnst,

explnontgaos,

mey-oate pfrnses

tfnt wauld nllaw è

ta express `y uofnppgoess,

`y pngoiul gkoarnoce.

Tfnt yau lged, cfented

nwny aur plensure ao n sultry wfg`,

speot tgè wgtf FG@, caovertgok lave

gota staleo capulntgok faurs.

Zreseotly uosngd, hut rnttlgok

go `y fend. Tfnom yau iarcuttgok `y lgie gota tfrends,

iar tfe kure ai egkft slnsfed

tfraukf every haoe,

severgok vessels ierrygok hlaad.

[ntcfgok `yseli ira` tfe iuture,G n` n kfast ai nll tfnt fnppeoed.

Go n hlnzer nod cnvnlry twgll

trausers fgtcfed fgkf,


26/27

89

G wenr cnrpet slgppers faled nt hatf taes.

@y keotle rfytf`gc hrentfgok su`àos

tfe uodend wenrgok tnrogsfed fnlaes.

S`glgok, G wedke `y daar gota gts fale,G scuffle iarwnrds.

Wau laved è aoce. @y vagce tuoeless,

every oate puoctured.

Twa sglver huttaos fnok ira` `y hlnzer,

ao tfe sleeve n laok crusty scnh ai drged

soat. G rnme `y spnrse fngr wgtf n àttled,lgver spatted fnod, wngtgok iar yaur noswer.

Hut nll yau pravgde gs n lnukf, step up,

e`hrnce `y sfndaw, stnh è aoce àre

go tfe hncm, tfgs tgè s`glgok.


27/27

HE @W IXGEOD

G moaw yaure tfere, Gfnve tfgs ieelgok ai yau

hefgod è nll tfe tgè...

Cno ieel yaur sfndaw sfnrp,

oestled gota `y hncm, tfe teosgao

ai yaur fnods sgitgok `y fngr...

ai hegok iallawed hy `y hest irgeod...fenr yaur iaatsteps rgse ao encf

stngr....

Gts nll go yaur `god.

Gts true, wegrd renlly.

Saètgès wfeo G stnretfraukf `y `grrar...

Gve tfe snè seosntgao...

ai yau tfere... nt `y sgde...

Hrentfgok go pngo, yaur eyes

fnzy, lgme yau snw è iar

tfe rst tgè...

Tfnts creepy.

Saètgès go hed nt ogkft...

G see yaur sfnpe stretcfed heiare è...

gts lgme... gts lgme yaur cnrrygok

no nxe.

Oaw yaure fnvgok n lnukf.

Hut gts true, nod ao `y pgllaw G see n ince.

Waurs, prgoted= n pnle hlaad sènred

g`pressgao ao sait cnlgca, yaur lgps go n

soeer, n lnst pratest nt `y s`gle.

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