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The Machine has seven dividers. The eight dividers are titled, and these are the constraints. For the machine to function each of these dividers must perform it’s own task within the format of a short talk, that reads in print as approximately one paragraph.

The Dividing titles are:

The Fatberg | The Lovers | The Doldrum waste Islands | The Topiary | The Husbandry | The Disposal System | The Emblem | The Martyr

Each divider introduces a short talk upon the title each narrated in a different voice, with a different stance. This will map out a congregation of voices and the constellations within of the logic of Matter Husbandry.

A short talk on The Fatberg

The voice//the gender: The Amateur/Enthusiast//Male

What: The fatberg is a term devised to explain a phenomenologically large blockage of congealed lump fat, Sanitary items, wet wipes and other objects people fuckwittingly flush or pour down drains and toilets.

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A short talk on The Lovers

The voice//the gender: The author// female

What: The Lovers are a potential for mankind and matter, but also, the lovers are the becoming and the become, who use the word partner- the worst term to use for your lover at a party.

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A short talk on The Doldrum Waste Islands

The voice//the gender: The only survivor//ambiguous

What: The Doldrums Islands are an accumulation of manmade debris and non-biodegradable rubbish that have found each other in the slack tides of the doldrums (an area of ocean on the Equator, affected by the Inter-Tropical convergence zone), been bound together by plants sprouting from bird droppings to form a new ecosystem for survival…a floating island.

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A short talk on Topiary

The voice//the gender: The sensual//female or ambiguous What: Topiary is a term to describe the horticultural practice of training shrubs and trains to retain clearly defined or ornamental shapes. It is a committed incessant fight, which will make your garden smell like constantly stunted growth.

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A short talk on Husbandry:

The voice//the gender: The factual / ambiguous

What: Husbandry means the management and conservation of resources, to care and to cultivate, The antonym of husbandry is wastefulness.

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A short talk on Disposal Systems: The voice//the gender: The mythic//female

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A short talk on Emblems:

The voice//the gender: The middle-aged academic//male

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A short talk on The Martyr:

The voice//the gender: the story teller//female

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