In Support of the Sun Ra Presidency And in the end covered in sequined ceremonial splendor we reached the foregone conclusion the far-gone conclusionary acceptance the way-gone transcendent affirmation the seriously-distant-gone planetary solution an amplified hologram of pulse red neon had responded to our humble prayer blessed our generic bone-cage packaging shirts and shoes and strategic swaddling common temptation's glorious ruby fissure And in the end freed from our corporate infrastructure we cast aside our suspect earthly scripture the false gods of Japanese management theory New Age visions of franchised enlightenment peace of mind pastel gift shop merchandise our standard inbred political reasoning was swept away by the big band alchemy candlelight bandstand keyboard semaphore pedals and brushes and distant star uniform free horn cascade and bright Saturn silhouette And in the end rescued by saucers and true upward mobility stripped of our celebrated pseudo-complexity we embraced the tenets of tonal benevolence the Sun Ra system of mathematical uncertainty the Sun Ra inclusion of haphazard mystery one final chance to salvage the experience a beautiful, crystalline schematic innocence we shook loose the tether of blue resignation layers of memory disguised as depression the Sun Ra Presidency began on the right note ----

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