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Under Heavy Perfumes
Upon my arrival in Florence I realized that it was no longer 
possible for me to consider myself a Neoist. 
Neoism is a 
symbol of my inadequacies. A 
sham of self-delusion, Neoism is a 
non-existent concept replacing creativity with empty words. 
I relinquish this, as I relinquish physics, psychology and, 
most of all, philosophy.
I also give up eating red meat, having sex, being lazy and 
sleeping late. Those days are over. I am now an artist.
We are pleased to announce the formation of the 
Neoist exercise in Florence. The 
Neoist Consulate is now open, and we declare all laws and dreams 
of the past to be non-existent in this city. Men dressed as 
Elvis roam the streets, women push infants in shopping carts, 
and red crosses glitter strangely from drug shops. We believe 
in the concept of total plot. That any action has a secret meaning 
when examined backwards in time. 
We are hypnotic. 
We sleep without light. We publish SMILE. 
We drift silently in the heavy perfume of clarity and confusion. 
We want war with you. Join us.