Obituaries
Take four of them at random
any four, it doesn't matter,
can they be random?
Well, any four will do.
These four, for example,
these would do as well
or, these. Yes, let's take these.
Can they be random? Are the
cities random?
No, I suppose not.
but they are typical.
I would say they are
typical. Not random.
They must be from here.
I don't think they deliver,
so I would say they are typical.
Yes, that must be it.
Are you sure? Can you say that?
Not really. If they are delivered
then they would be random.
But, they are no longer anonymous.
That is certain. They are
Randomly chosen,
but not anonymous. Good.
Might they have been anonymous?
That is, at one time might they
have been?
No, I don't think so.
Of course it could have been
they were just found somewhere,
that is possible. When they were there
I suppose they could have been
anonymous. But not now,
I can assure you. They are here. We know them. Well,
you can see, they are random
and known. Now they are known.
Before today, I couldn't say.
I just wouldn't have
any way of knowing.
but, you know them now?
Yes, in a way. I have seen
them here. Unfolded as it were
here and random.
It might have been
any day. Yes, it needn't have been
these four. Another four
would have served.
So, I would say these are random.
You see, we can choose another
four. Or, even three. Just like
that. It randomizes with every turn.
and these four, that is, three?
Well, I've never
seen them before
not close like this,
I haven't.
Not so that, if I visited them,
I would know it was a random
visit. Not close like that.
Close enough, though. I mean
they are here, before us. Well,
not themselves, but as if they were
here for our inspection. Why else
would they be here?
To know them, I suppose.
Somebody must have wanted
us to know them.
To be this close,
in any case, that
much is certain.
Could we be random? I mean
would it have to be us? could
it be any other two? or Three?
You think? We might be
random and anonymous. At least
we are anonymous. Certainly they
can't possibly know us.
Yes,
any other two or three might do,
as long as they are close, like this,
unfolded and random.