Theofilos, the Painter Page #2

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ved... only when she finds him

can she regain

her body once more

The show

is about to begin

You are about to witness the

most wondrous spectacle.

The famous magician

Iska presents...

the Bodiless Head.

Th I'll.

That was parted from its

body many centuries ago

Ladies and gentlemen, we have

here before us a cube.

Let us check

all its sides,

except the one facing

the curtain.

Right, left, bottom...

all sides checked.

Now if we draw the curtain

aside, we shall see,

a bunch of green boughs

and flowers.

Im a few seconds, the

Bodiless Herd will arear...

on the bunch of flowers.

No, it is not a dummy

and it is not a doll...

Bodiless Head, command

thee to invest yourself...

with a nervous system

and to start moving.

Bodiless Head, begin by

opening your eyes, slowly.

As you may all see, she opens

her eyes, slowly.

We may now assume that

she is able to see us.

Where were you born?

In the harems

of the East.

The harems of the East...

How old are you?

Twenty centuries old

My dear friends,

as you see, we have here

a living head,

severed at the neck

perfectly capable of

answering any question

You are free to ask her

any question you like.

How many are these, Kama?

Two

And these?

Four

Four, dear friends

four, she said.

What is your name?

Kama-a-a-a

The little man

from Smyrna..

A bee stung me

between my eyebrows.

Mother.

Ladies and gentlemen

you have been speaking

to a living severed head.

The show is over.

Romeo.

The Shakespearean hero.

Juliet's lover

It's the little man

from Smyrna...

Theophilos Hatzimichail

painter.

You're an artist!

Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore

art thou, Romeo?

Deny the father,

and refuse thy name

Or, if thou wilt not

be but sworn my love

And I'll no longer

be a Capulet. "

I've played that part

Kama.

Be some other name:

What's in a name?

That which we call a rose

by any other name...

would smell as sweet.

Romeo, doff thy name

and for that name...

which is no part of thee

take all myself. "

The hero Davelis,

the Duchess' lover

Dearest Tassos, speak, for

have not long to live.

Speak, my love, do not

torment me any more.

Can you not see have no

heart for such pleasantries?

Life is like the high seas,

but we were heedless;

and heedless,

we fell in love;

we drank deep and grew

drunk on love...

And we never saw the sad fate

that lay in store for us... "

We must pack, Kama

We're leaving

for Velestino.

It was no more than a joke

a childish game...

such as we all play

sooner or later. "

Velestino, the home of

the hero Rigas Ferraios

Known as Ferrae

in ancient times;

Public rumour spreads the

message of the insurrection.

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