Eternity Utters a Day
David Wolpe
2000
The modern world never whispers. As I drive in my car, the shrill voice of the announcer, punctuated by the even more urgent voice of the commercial, demands attention. On each street corner, billboards and signs and promises swirl around me as though I have stepped into an arcade of clanging bells and video games. But the arcade is the city, and…
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