And the news will have to be tailored to their needs with baffling opinion polls, announcements of the number of steps at the ballerina’s dress rehearsal, rarefied shots of Antarctic snow, cascades in the Andes the backwash of shivering butterfly wings no breaks in transmission no voice-overs while regular slots play truant; no controllers in sight and no authorization. You’d think not dying was a la mode. With an almost creepy unconcern they’ll form columns and perform exploits beyond every map and outside every schedule.

(Translated from the Polish by Rod Mengham)