Overture and Incidental Music for A Midsummer Nigh

  BythePucksphallicorientation,youknowhimforacreatureofKingOberons.

  HairyPuckfellihGoldenHermandofteofrolidthelovelylivingstatueinthemoonlitglade,althoughhecouldnot,happilyfortheHerm,getnearenoughtotouchbecauseTitaniaforethoughtfullyhadthrownamagicalcordonsanitairearoundherlovelyadoptive,sothats/hewas,asitwere,inaninvisibleglasscase,suchass/hemightfindherselfin,someturieslater,ioriaandAlbertMuseum.Againstthistransparent,intangiblebarrier,thePuckoftenflatteillfurtherhisalreadysnubnose.

  TheHermremovedhis/herleftfootfromitssinher/hiscrotdplaceditontheground.Withonesingle,fluent,gracilemovementoftransition,s/heshiftedontothe.Thelotusandthesnake,oherarm,stayedwheretheywere.

  ThePuck,pressedtightagainstTitaniasmagic,sighedheavily,steppedbackafewpadbegaicallytoplaywithhimself.Haveyouseenfairysperm?Wemortalscallit,cuckoospit.

  Andnopassing,clayeymortal,trampingthroughthewoodo,heavyfeet,scatteringthefairieswhotwitterlikebatsintheirfright,justassuchamortalcouldneverhearthem,sohewouldneverspottheunafraidHerm,stigstock-stillasatrance.

  Andifyoudidcetospyhim/her,youwouldthileyellowidolwasatalismandroppedfromagypsypocket,perhaps,oracharmfallenoffagirlsbracelet,orelsethegiftfrominsideaveryexpensivecracker.

  Yet,ifyoupickedupthebeautifulobjedhelditonthepalmofyourhand,youwouldfeelhowwarmitwas,asifsomebodyhadbeenholdingittightbeforeyoucameandonlyjustputitdown.

  And,ifyouwatchedlongenough,youwouldseethegoldensequinsoftheeyelidsmove.

  Atwhichawindenesswouldriseandblowawaythewoodandallwithinit.

  Justasyourshadowgrowbigandthenshrinktoalmostnothing,andthenswellup,again,sotheseshadows,theseinsubstantialbubblesoftheearth,these"beings"towhomtheverb,"tobe",maynotbeproperlyapplied,sinourseheyarenot.Theyotbe;theyotcasttheirownshadows,forwhohasseentheshadowofashadow?Theirexistencesarenecessarilymoot--doyoubelieveinfairies?Theirlivesleadalwaysjustteasinglyalmostoutoftheersoftheeyesoftheirobservers,soitispossibletheywereonly,allthetime,atrickofthelight...suchhalf-being,withsuchalackofpubliowledgement,isnotducivetoanykindofvisualsistencyamongthem.Sotheymaytakewhatshapestheyplease.

  ThePuturnhimselfintoanythinghelikes:athree-leggedstool,ioperpetratethecelebratedtrick("ThenslipIfromherbum,downtopplesshe")sobelovedinthelowerformsofgrammarschoolswhentheplayisreadaloudroundtheclassbecauseitissuitableforchildrenbecauseitisaboutfairies;ababyFiat;agrandpiano;anything!

  ExcepttheloveroftheGoldenHerm.

  Inhissparemoments,whenhewasnotoffabouthisMastersvariousbusihePuck,wistfullylingeringoutsidetheHermsmagiccirclelikeanuroutsideadyshop,cludedthat,iakefulladvahesexualfacilitiesofferedhimbytheHerm,shouldthebarrierbetweenthemeverberemoved--and,unlikelyasthiseventualitymightbe,thePucksmottowas"BePrepared"!--iftherewastobeintercoursebetweenhimselfandtheGoldehentheHermspartnerwouldrequireasimilarsetofequipmenttotheHermioeffectmaximallysatisfactorygress.

  ThenthePuckfurthercludedthattheequipmentoftheHermshypotheticalpartnerwouldneed,however,tobeattachedinreversedordertothatoftheHerm,ioprocureaperfectfitandnofumbling;thePuck,astantinquisitivespyonmortalcouplesetomakethebeastwithtwobawhattheymistakenlybelievedtobeprivacy,hadnoticedthereisavexedquestionofhandednessaboutcaresses,sothatallright-handedloverstrulyrequireleft-handedloversduringtheprelimiheadMotherNature,whethehumanmould,tooknoatofforeplay,whichaloinguishesusfromthebeastswhenwearebeily.

  Try,tryashemight,tryandtryagain,thePuckcouldquiteright,although,afterstrenuouseffort,heatlastsucceededinturninghimselfintoaperfectsimulacrumoftheHermandwould,atoddmoments,adopttheHermsformandpostureandstandfaghiminthewood,alivingmirrorofthelivingstatue,exceptforthefierceerethesatyromaniacPuckcouldnotsubduewheninthepresenceofhislove.

  TheHermtiosmileinscrutably,exceptwhenhesneezed.

  ButallofthemgrowBIG!thenshrinkdownto...thesizeofdots,oflessthandots,again.Everylastohemisofsuchelastic--sincorporeal--substance.sidertheQueenoftheFairies.

  Herveryania,bearswitoherdestfromthegiantraceoftheTitans;and"desd"mightseemaptenough,atfirst,todescribethedesionwhenshemasherselfunderheralias,Mab,or,inWales,Mabh,andrulesovertheotherdiminutives,herselfthesizeofthesolitaireinanering,asinfinitelylittleasherforebearswereinfinitelylarge.

  "Now,Idocallmyhornedmaster,theHornofPlenty,butasformymissus--"saidthePuhisinimitableWorcestershiredrawl.

  LikeaJapaer-flowerdroppedinaglassofwater,Titaniagrows...

  Inthedewywoodtinselledwithbewilderingmoonlight,thebumbling,tumblingbabiesofthefairycrèchetripoverthehemofherdress,whiomorehanthemarginofthewooditself;theystumbleiangledgrassastheyplaywiththeeys,thequickbrownfox-cubs,therussetfieldmidtheweescrapsofgreyvoles,bliMoleandstripedBrockwithhisquestingsnout--allthedenizensofthewoodlandareherembrs,andthebirdsflutterroundherhead,settleonhershouldersandmaketheirsinhergreatabundanceofdisorderedhair,inwhichareplaitedpoppiesandtheearsofwheat.

  ThearrivaloftheQueenisannouncedbynofarumpetsbuttheash-softlullabyofwooddovesandtheliquidcoloraturablackbird.Moonlightfallslikemilkuponhernakedbreasts.

  Sheislikeadoublebed;or,atablelaidforaweddingbreakfast;or,afertilityic.

  Inhereyesarebabies.Whenshelooksatyou,youhelplesslyreduplicate.Hereyesprovokeengendering.

  Corre:usedtoprovoke.

  Butnotthisyear.Frostshaveblastedthefruitblossom,rainhasrottedallthesarlandisnotgoldbutgreenishandphosphorestwithblight.Theacresoftheryehavebeenihergotand,thisyear,eatingbreadwillmakeyoumad.ThefloodsbrokedowntheBridgeofWare.Thebeastsrefusetocouple;thecowrejectsthebullandthebullkeepshimselftohimself.Eves,hithertosynonymouswithlechery,prefertocurlupwithagoodbook.Theverywormsnolitatethehumuswiththeirundulatingandplexembraces.Inthewood,achaste,ventualcalmreignsovereverything,asifthefoulweatherhadputeverybodyoff.

  Thewiantessmaedherselfwithanowlonhershoulderandanapron-fullofrosesandofbabiessorosythechildrencouldscarcelybedistinguishedfromtheflowers.Shepickedupherdefunctfriendschild,theHerm.TheHermstoodonohepalmofTitaniashandandsmiledtheinscrutable,ifmanic,smileofthefiguresinHiicsculpture.

  "Myhusbandshallnothaveyou!"criedTitania."Heshant!Ishallkeepyou!"

  Atthat,thundercrashed,theheavens,which,forabriefmoment,hadsealedthemselvesup,nowreopenedagainwithredoubledfury,andallthedrenchedbabiesinTitaniaspinaforecoughedandshewormsintherosebudswokeupattheclamouraognaw.

  ButtheQueenstowedthetinyHermsafeawaybetweenherbreastsasifs/hewerealocketandherselfdimiilshewasasuitablesizetoenjoyhernieephewornephew/nieceàchoixintheobscurityofana-cup.

  "Butsheotputhornsonherhusband,forheisantlered,already,"opihePuck,gingbatohimselfandskippingacrossthegladetotheheelsofhismaster.Fornoroe-buowraiseshisheadbehindthatgorsebushtowatchthesegoingson;Oberonisantleredlikeaten-pointstag.

  AmongthepropsoftheGlobeTheatre,alongwiththethunder-makingmaeandthebearskins,islisteda"robefoinvisible".Byhiscoat,youuandthatOberonistoremainunseenashebroodsmagisterialbutimpotentabovethescarcelydisiblequiveringsamonglastyearsoakleavesthatcealhiswifeandthegoldenboneoftentionthathasebetweentheelementallovers.

  Highihickofadrippinghedgeofhoneysuckle,aweecreaturewasextragatritoniuminous,luxuriantlyperfumedmelodyfromthepan-pipesofthewildwoodbihetunebrokeoffastheplayervulsedwithuglycoughing.Hegobbedphlegm,thatflewthroughtheairuntilitstrajectorywasinterruptedbyacowslip,towhosefreckledearthetranslutpustuleg.Theinfinitesimalthentookuphistootlingagain.

  TheHermsgoldenskinismadeofbeatengoldbutthefleshbehithasbeenmarinatedin:blackpepper,redchilli,yellowturmeric,cloves,coriander,,fenugreek,ginger,mautmeg,allspice,khuskhus,garlic,tamarind,ut,dlenut,lemongrass,galangalandnowandthenyouget--phew!--awhiffofasafoetida.Hotstuff!WeretheHermtobeservedpileduponalordlyplatterandgarhshredsofitsownouterg,s/hewouldthenresemblethatroyaldish,moglaibiriani,whichisdecoratedwithediblegoldshavingsinorder,sotheysay,toaiddigestion.NothingsodeliciouslyaromaticastheHermhaseverbeeedbeforeinEnglandsgreenandpleasantland,stilllabasitisatthispointintimeusunrelievedlatemedievaldietofboiledcabbage.TheHermishotaasifdrenchedinsunandhoney,butOberonisthecolourofashes.

  ThePuentedforlackoftheHerm,pulledupamandrakeandsunkhisprodigioustoolinthecleftoftherelutroot,whichshriekedmournfullybuttonoavailasoldshaggylugshadhiswaywithit.

  Distemperateweather!Itsraining,itsp;theearthisirafromitself,thewitheringbudstumbleoutoftheQueensapronandrotonthemulch,forOberonhasputastoptoreprodu.ButstillTitaniahugstheHermtohershrivellingbosomsandwillherhusbandhavetheweething,notevenforoneminute.Didshenotgiveasacredpromisetoafriend?

  WhatdoestheHermwant?

  TheHermwantstoknowwhat"want"means.

  "Iamunfamiliarwiththeceptofdesire.Iamtheuniqueandperfect,paradigmaticHermaphrodite,provokingonallsidesdesireyetmyselftransdent,theunmovedmover,thestilleyeofthetempest,exemplaryandself-suffit,thebeginningandtheend."

  Titania,despairingoftheHermsmaleaspesertedatentativeforefihefemaleorifice.TheHermfeltbored.

  Oberonwatchedtheoakleavesshiverandsaidnothing,forhewaschokedwithbalkedlongingfolden,halfandhalfythingwithitssalivatoryperfume.Hetookoffhisinvisibledisguiseandmadehimselfgigantidbulkedupinthenightskyoverthewood,armsakimbo,blottingoutthemoon,forhisbuskinsandhisgreatcodpiece.Themossyantlersonhisforeheadarentthehalfofit,hewearsaadeoutofyellowishvertebraeofuionablemammals,downfrombehwhichhisblackhairdropsstraightaslight.Sinceheisinhismalig,hehasputon,furthermore,anecklaceofsuggestivelylittleskulls,whichmightbethoseofthebabieshehaspluckedfromhumancradles--donet,inGerman,theycallhimErl-King.

  Hisface,breastandthighshehasdaubedwithcharcoal;Oberon,lordofnightandsilehegravesilenceofendlessnight,LordofPlutonicdark.Hishair,long,itneversawscissors;buthehasthispeculiarity--nohairatalloherchopor,norhisshiher,butallhisfacebaldasaneggexceptfortheeyebrows,thatmeetinthemiddle.

  Indeed,whointheirrightmindswouldtrustachildtothisman?

  WhenOberoncheersupabit,heletsthesuandthenhellhanglittlesilverbellsalonghiscodpiedtheygojinglejanglejinglewhenhewalksupanddownandroundabout,theprettykingsoundssuspendedwrigglingintheairlikehomunculiwhereverhehaspassed.

  Andifheisnotacreatureofthedream,thensurelyyouhavefottenyourdreams.

  ThePuck,too,yearningandthwartedashewas,foundhimselfhelplesslyturninghimselfintothethinghelongedfor,and,uhefaintlytwitgoakleaves,becameyellow,metallic,double-sexedaravagantlyprecious-looking.TherethePuckstoodonohelivingimageoftheHerm,andglittered.

  Oberonsawhim.

  OberonstoopeddoickedupthePudstoodhim,asimulatedYogictree,onhispalm.AmistylookcameintoOberohePuewhehadnooptionbuttoghwithit.

  Atishoo!

  TitaniatenderlywipedtheHermshtheedgeofherpetticoat,onwhichtheflowersarealldrooping,sheddingembroiderystitches,thefruitsarekeringandspottingandingundonefor,ifOberonistheHornofPlenty,thenTitaniaistheCauldronofGeionand,unlesshegivesherastir,nowandthen,withhisgreatpotstick,thecauldronwillgoofftheboil.

  Liecloseandsleep,saidTitaniatotheHerm.Myfaysshalllullabyyouaswecuddleuponmymattressofdandeliondown.

  Thedraggledfairiesobedientlystartedinonachorusof:"Yespottedshdoubletongue,"butwereallsoafflictedbycoughingandsneezingandrawnessofthethroatandrheumyeyesandgaspingforbreathandalltheothersymptomsoframpantihattheirhoarsevoicespeteredoutbeforetheyreachedthebitaboutthesandafterthattheonlysoundiirewoodwasthepit-patteringoftherainontheleaves.

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