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MR. GREGORY RAWLINGS’ DISCOVERY
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Mr Gregory Rawlings was a high-ranking servant, in Leeds. From morning till evening, he was in his office. Writing. Phoning. Looking. Talking. Deciding. Planning. Phoning his friends. Writing love poems. Looking at the traffic. Planning for the week-end. Deciding on a new car. Talking to his secretary. But life for Mr Rawlings was boring and grey. He kept drifting into the doldrums. One day, in a fit of despair, he took his Times, and tore it into shreds. In sudden wonderment, he made an amazing discovery. When you tear a piece of paper, it makes a sound, and according to the way you tear, in undulations, in zigzags, long tears, short tears, powerful tears, weak tears, all kinds of tears, the most mysterious harmonies cristallize. Mr Rawlings began to practice. From his delicate fingers sprang music, to which he gave titles: The Martial March of the British Empire. The Melancholy Canticle of the Red Daffodil. Rama's smile to sweet Krishna. His secretary unexpectedly came into his office once and surprised him, as he was composing an ouverture for paper clip and rice paper. Confused, Mr Rawlings explained the depth of his discovery. From then, Mr Rawlings and Miss Rose have had the most marvellous musical dialogues between their offices. Duets. Symphonies. Concertos and many other musical extravaganzas. Really, life was worth living. |
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