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Act Without Words 2

Structure

The structure is characteristically cyclical, not linear:

  • goad initiates action by prodding sack A: player 'A' crawls out of sack and performs daily ritual

  • goad (supported on one wheel) initiates action by prodding sack B: player 'B' crawls out of sack and performs daily ritual

  • goad (supported on two wheels) initiates action by prodding sack A: player 'A' crawls out of sack and begins again the same daily ritual.

An expectation is created that the goad has recourse to an infinite number of wheel supports and that the A-B-A alternation will continue endlessly at equivalent intervals.