Liber Caeli - Chapter 27

Verses

Verse 55

On the first day we abolished the throne.

Verse 56

On the second day we abolished the word throne because several citizens were sitting suspiciously high.

Verse 57

On the third day chairs above regulation height were confiscated.

Verse 58

On the fourth day we created the Committee for Horizontal Equality.

Verse 59

The committee required a chairperson.

Verse 60

By the sixth day the chairperson had a raised platform for visibility.

Verse 61

By the seventh day we arrested a carpenter.

Verse 62

He asked what crime he had committed. We said verticalism.

Verse 63

He laughed, so we added counterrevolutionary acoustics.

Verse 64

Uranus, patron of disruption, looked down—or sideways; the geometry was disputed—and offered no endorsement.

Verse 65

We printed his symbol on every permit anyway.

Verse 66

Thus freedom acquired stamps, uniforms, and office hours.

Verse 67

I was executed for pointing out the resemblance. I submit this testimony posthumously and remain opposed to committee procedure.