— a telegram, in good order · sent by mail —
HAVE ARRIVED STOP THE WEATHER IS SLOW STOP THE BUILDING IS STILL HERE STOP
HAVE READ THE DIRECTORY STOP IT GOES ON STOP IT WILL CONTINUE TO GO ON STOP
SEND NO REPLY STOP REPLY HAS ALREADY ARRIVED STOP BY EARLIER POST STOP
HAVE LIT ONE candle STOP HAVE LEFT IT BURNING IN THE kitchen STOP AGAINST INSTRUCTIONS STOP
AM VIGIL STOP AM ALSO SILENCE STOP THE TWO ARE COMPATIBLE STOP
END OF MESSAGE FULL STOP
a telegram with no urgency. mail art with no postal system. a hybrid form: bureaucratic at the surface, lyric underneath. adjacent rooms: letter, mail art, chime.