thirteen hours
Alan Bowman (this version 1999-12-13)

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thirteen hours
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alan bowman
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write the twenty six letters of the alphabet onto twenty six small pieces of paper or card



place the letters in your pocket (or bag)



every half hour take a letter from your pocket (or bag) and discard



remove that letter from your vocabulary

write the twenty six letters o the alphabet onto twenty six small pieces o paper or card



place the letters in your pocket (or bag)



every hal hour take a letter rom your pocket (or bag) and discard



remove that letter rom your vocabulary

rite the t enty six letters o the alphabet onto t enty six small pieces o paper or card



place the letters in your pocket (or bag)



every hal hour take a letter rom your pocket (or bag) and discard



remove that letter rom your vocabulary

rite the t enty six letters o the lph bet onto t enty six sm ll pieces o p per or c rd



pl ce the letters in your pocket (or b g)



every h l hour t ke letter rom your pocket (or b g) nd disc rd



remove th t letter rom your voc bul ry

ri e he en y six le ers o he lph be on o en y six sm ll pieces o p per or c rd



pl ce he le ers in your pocke (or b g)



every h l hour ke le er rom your pocke (or b g) nd disc rd



remove h le er rom your voc bul ry

ri e he e y six le ers o he lph be o o e y six sm ll pieces o p per or c rd



pl ce he le ers I your pocke (or b g)



every h l hour ke le er rom your pocke (or b g) d disc rd



remove h le er rom your voc bul ry

ri e he e y six le ers o he lph be o o e y six sm ll pieces o p per or c rd



pl ce he le ers I your poc e (or b g)



every h l hour e le er rom your poc e (or b g) d disc rd



remove h le er rom your voc bul ry

ri e he e y six le ers o he lph be o o e y six sm ll pieces o p per or c rd



pl ce he le ers I yo r poc e (or b g)



every h l ho r e le er rom yo r poc e (or b g) d disc rd



remove h le er rom yo r voc b l ry

ri e he e y six le ers o he lph be o o e y six sm ll pieces o p per or c rd



pl ce he le ers I yo r poc e (or b g)



e ery h l ho r e le er rom yo r poc e (or b g) d disc rd



remo e h le er rom yo r oc b l ry

r e he e y s x le ers o he lph be o o e y s x sm ll p eces o p per or c rd



pl ce he le ers I yo r poc e (or b g)



e ery h l ho r e le er rom yo r poc e (or b g) d d sc rd



remo e h le er rom yo r oc b l ry

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remo e h le er rom yo r oc l ry

r e he e s x le ers o he l h e o o e s x sm ll eces o er or c rd



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remo e h le er rom o r oc l ry

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THIRTEEN HOURS(alan bowman 1997+1999-12-13. this text may be downloaded, copied, reproduced as you choose, on the condition that alan bowman receives due and proper recognition as author, and that, where/when appropriate any documentation of the performance of this piece and/or altered version of the text is forwarded to the author.
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