interrupted-transmission

sometimes the soundtrack falls out of sync with the picture track.
the trees still sing though the birds have departed.
words spoken fail to match the movements of the mouth.

the old men still meet in the Houses of Parliament.
they are permitted this privlege, though they matters they may discuss are strictly circumscribed.
the buildings are kept beautifuly maintained. the Rulers are fastidious on this point.

the old men bicker amongst themselves.

should we preserve the memory of freedom?

Cupolas of bone.

White steeples like ghosts.

The Eel walks the streets at night. He knows about the bones on the banks of the Thames
and the white steeples which rise up like ghosts.

Here, in Picadilly Circus, men in chains are breaking rocks.
These are men deemed to have sinned.

Our land has no laws but it has a strict moral code which is enforced by the Spiritual Leaders.
Only the Spiritual Leaders know the content of the moral code. Only they are familiar with the rules and the teachings, so only they can judge if a man has acted against them.
A convicted man is never told what he is to be punished for.

If the teachings were common knowledge a bad man could pass for good, simply by acting in accordance with words he read in a book.
Men acting in ignorance of the teachings reveal their true character through their actions.