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ForewordPRIVATE JOURNAL TRANSCRIPT - Friday, May 7th, 1909PRIVATE JOURNAL TRANSCRIPT - Saturday, May 8th, 1909INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT - Sunday, May 9th, 1909INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT - Monday, May 10th, 1909PRIVATE JOURNAL TRANSCRIPT - Monday, May 10th, 1909INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT - Tuesday, May 11th, 1909INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT - Wednesday, May 12th, 1909PRIVATE JOURNAL TRANSCRIPT - Wednesday, May 12th, 1909INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT - Thursday, May 13th, 1909Afterword

The Psychology of DissentInterviews with The Anarchist

Daisy Fitzroyby Dr. Francis Pinchot

Foreword and Afterword byDr. P. Pettifog, M.D.

Head of Cognitive BettermentComstock House Re-Education Center

ForewordThough I was never fortunate enough to meet Dr. Pinchot face-to-face, having spentmuch time immersing myself in his recorded journals and studying the raw data of hisresearch, I feel I know the man more than most.By such measure, I believe myself qualified to say that, though Pinchot was animperfect fellowone who some among us would even stoop to call traitorhiswork would go on to benefit our fair city far more than any subversive thoughts oractions would ever harm it.Were he still alive today, I am confident that we could help him. His studies have seento that.I will not endeavor much further to introduce the man or his work, as these transcriptsof his personal logs and interviews with his research subjectthe vile anarchist andVox Populi leader Daisy Fitzroydo both better service than my meager talents evercould.But if I may ask one thing as you read these pages, it would be to not judge Pinchot tooharshly. He was a brave and true explorer, not of savage land or deepest ocean, but ofthe mind within. He sought to understand and treat the rebel inside all of us. And itwould come to be the death of him.Remember that his flaws are our own, but thanks to him, need be no longer.

Yours in everlasting glory,Dr. P. Pettifog, M.D.

Head of Cognitive BettermentComstock House Re-Education Center

PRIVATE JOURNAL TRANSCRIPTFriday, May 7th, 1909

DR. PINCHOTEven old, snake-tongued Lincoln would be hard-pressed to defame the quality and paceof work accomplished at Comstock House of late.In the time since our citys glorious secession from The Sodom Below, we are nolonger so constrained by the smallest minds of Congress. Father Comstocks bold actfreed our research; I dare say that it is not for nothing our Great Prophet is consideredsuch a man of vision. Who else but one capable of launching a city in the sky couldhelp further our goals of exploring mans inner creatureand taming it?We have come far in such short time. But still, it is not enough.Because it is our duty to raise up the lesser man, the weaker man, the craven. As wehave in us all this rebel, this devil inside, and by helping him free of it, so we may helpourselves.For in many ways, we in Columbia may be far above the lowly worker in the field orgodless cannibal in the jungle, but in some, not at all. Even as every man knowsinnately how to pray to Godeven one born with a bone through his noseit is sadtruth that we all know how to sin, as well.In some, this trait is more readily apparent than others. And these men must be studied,examined, interviewed whatever the means necessary to discover if it is by way oftraumas in their past, as the psychopathologist might say, or if they are instead born thisway, as those in eugenics contend, or if they are endowed this trait by someunknowable thought of the Creator.Then, quickly following this understanding, will come the development of treatment.Some in my field may be content to dodder along, publishing papers and engaging inidle departmental gossip with their colleagues, but to accomplish so little in life is notfor me. I have a pressing need to see mankind free of sin with mine own eyes.So you may imagine how my heart leapt in my chest today, upon reading that DaisyFitzroyinfamous malcontent and captain of the Vox Populihad been captured byauthorities in Finkton.A case study on one so low the foul murderer of our sainted Lady Comstockananarchist intent on ripping Columbia free from the sky may provide exactly thebreakthrough we need.I have begun the necessary paperwork to have her remaindered into my custodyI pray to Father Franklin hourly for our success. May he open our eyes to The Mysteryand allow us to discern the transmundane.

PRIVATE JOURNAL TRANSCRIPTSaturday, May 8th, 1909

DR. PINCHOTI have not made many friends in the police department on this day, but I regret this factlittle if at all.Though Fitzroy was due to be delivered to me at Comstock House this coming Mondaymorning, I visited the station where she was held early this afternoon.The scene I beheld there was deplorable. As I entered the interrogation room, itappeared as if a low banquet or base debauch was wrapping Several officers sat at afull table set with sweetbreads, fruit, and wine, eating and drinking in a relaxed,congenial manner. Members of a small band staggered the room, playing loudly and indiscordant fashion. By their state of inebriation and shabby dress, I fear they may nothave wholly comported themselves as gentlemen where a female, even one of Africandescent such as Fitzroy, is considered.Whats more, the area around the prisoner was bathed in bright light from above theanarchist gagged and fastened to a chair tilted back above a tub of murky water tubesdripping fluid hung above, attached to stalactites of sparking crystals; no doubt alltechniques spawned from the darkest fathom of some Oriental mind.I set in on those present so intensely that the officer responsible for her case was soonbrought before me. This Detective Garrett was fit to be tied by my early visit anddemand for her immediate transfer to Comstock House, and he addressed meinappropriately on repeated occasion.When asked why she was treated so deplorably, Garrett related the names of severalofficers whom the Vox Populi had killed and the brutal manner of the death of each.Surely, I contended, this small-framed Negro was not responsible for all of this. Helaughed in my face and asked why I supposed shed been gagged in the first place.In the end, my requests were met due to the weight of the name of my employer. Theyworship the Prophet, even down in Finkton. I was set on my way with the prisoner andconsiderable armed escort.Though she was present for the entire exchange, my only interaction with Fitzroy beforeleaving was brief. When they removed her gag, she locked eyes with me. I expected acurse or spittle, but she thanked me quietly.It was not lost on me that the only politeness I was shown this day was by the anarchist.

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTSunday, May 9th, 1909

DR. PINCHOTfear we were not formally introduced earlier My name is Dr. Pinchot. I am headresearcher here at Comstock House and have a few questions to put to you. The moreforthcoming that you are, the more it will benefit society.[Sound of papers fluttering.]Note: Interview with the subject to follow a listing of her crimes.Murder the direct deed or in support, thereof public speech and publication ofprinted materials promoting the establishment of unionization, strike, public assembly,dissent, and general undermining of authority of government, Prophet and natural lawI believe much of that is in reference to your manifesto, The Peoples Voice, which Ihave a copy of here. Incitement of riot transportation of firearms between cityboroughs manufacture of explosive materialsIt goes on like that for some time, but I believe that to be sufficient background for ourconversation today.These files do not note the total number of incidentsundoubtedly that would bestaggeringbut do list dates It began years ago with your foul murder of our saintedLady Comstock bless her and keep her of whom you were employed by in herhousehold as a servant. The rest follows hmm several weeks later.From maid to malcontent over the course of, it appears, a single month. Or werethere hmm earlier incidents of which we simply are not yet awareLet me ask you, Miss Fitzroy, when did you first identify yourself as an anarchist?

DAISY FITZROY[Silence.]

DR. PINCHOTNote: Subject refuses to speak.Well, lets see if you address that particular point within The Peoples Voice[Sound of papers fluttering.]Hmm Nothing, Im afraidLet me read a few selections, and you may feel free to interrupt if anything inspires youto comment."You had their knife in your back since the day you were born"Seems like a rather dramatized view of service, I should think.Anything to add?

DAISY FITZROY[Silence.]

DR. PINCHOTNote: Subject refuses to speak.

Very well.

[Sound of pages turning.]"It falls on us, since those before did so little They bowed their heads and took thelash. Well, we'll take it no longer"Is that what Lady Comstock did? Did the sainted Lady whip you?

DAISY FITZROY[Silence.]

DR. PINCHOTYes, I should think notNote: Subject refuses to speak.[Sound of pages turning.]"They say I foment violence But that's a lie. I only ask you react to it. Only a foolendures an unjust lash"So, you advocate revenge? What about turning the other cheek? Is there not the exampleof the Prophet and Lady Comstock; the example of forgiveness?When exactly did you lose your faith in the Angel Columbia, the Founding Fathers, andFather Comstock?

DAISY FITZROY[Silence.]

DR. PINCHOTNote: Subject refuses to speak.[Sound of pages turning.]"You think the rich man, the white man fought alone in Peking? No You were theretoo, knee-deep in the blood of men who ought've been our brothers"Did you perhaps lose a relative or beau when Columbia interceded in the BoxerRebellion? Is that the cause for your open dissent in this passage?I must say, the empathy you exhibit for the enemy here has invited much scandal.

DAISY FITZROY[Silence.]

DR. PINCHOTNote: Subject refuses to speak.

[Sound of pages turning.]"Our sole objective is for The People to be heard It's not our fault theyve beenangry so long"Well, here you are now, Miss Fitzroy. We are all ears.What, pray tell, do The People have to say? What has angered you all so?

DAISY FITZROY[Silence.]

DR. PINCHOTI merely seek to understand.

DAISY FITZROYOh, really?

DR. PINCHOTAha! She speaks!

Yes, Miss Fitzroy. That is my sole intention here, I assure you.DAISY FITZROY

I understand you mean to gather informationDR. PINCHOT

Why, Miss Fitzroy, I must say that I find you quite astute and surprisingly articulate.DAISY FITZROY

An I find you smug and self-satisfied. Confident in your station.But I come to expect that from your kind.

DR. PINCHOTMy kind, Miss Fitzroy?You will find me quite different from those at the police station.

DAISY FITZROYCottonmouth and a copperhead might be different, but when it comes down to it, onesnakes the same as any other.Cop? Doctor? Youre one of The Founders to me and mine, youre all the same.

DR. PINCHOTYou must be joking! The same as those brutes who mistreated you?

DAISY FITZROYAt least they didnt dress themselves in a garb of kindness.

DR. PINCHOTMaam, you insult me terribly and I do not understand the cause.How can I convince you that youve sorely misjudged me?

DAISY FITZROYMaybe tell me some about yourself. Tell me about this study of yours.Show me how you got as much to lose here as I doCause I figure that's what this heres all about.

DR. PINCHOTAnd you will, in turn, answer my questions?

DAISY FITZROYI suppose so.

DR. PINCHOTI can tell you straight off, that you've gotten the wrong impr

DAISY FITZROYBut at present, I am bone tired and would prefer a meal and some rest.

DR. PINCHOTHmm Until next time, then.

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTMonday, May 10th, 1909

DR. PINCHOT

this device appears to be recording nowAre you comfortable, Miss Fitzroy?

DAISY FITZROY

I suppose. Never seen this part of the building before.DR. PINCHOT

Id imagine it doesnt compare to Lady Comstocks housing. It is said to be quitelavish.

DAISY FITZROY

I lived in worse places.DR. PINCHOT

Well then, let us begin. In the effort of building trust, you may ask the first question.DAISY FITZROY

[Momentary silence.]Howd you first come to Columbia? Not easy getting work or a place to live here.

DR. PINCHOT

My wife and I were among her initial pilgrims.DAISY FITZROY

That it? That all you got?DR. PINCHOT

I don't know what you mean.DAISY FITZROY

You're settin the standard for forthcomingness here, Doctor.DR. PINCHOT

Ah, I seeWell My wife's father is well-liked by those among the city planners. A formermilitary man who studied Washington's career extensively. An officer and a gentleman.However, I believe that I found my way here on my own steam, as it were. I made acase directly to Columbias review committee that my work is vital to our society'ssalvation.There were doubters, of course, but I hear tell that Father Comstock himself took note

of it.

We were granted a modest home, a fair stipend and position at Comstock House, and asmall housekeeping staff.

DAISY FITZROY

So, youre a rich man.DR. PINCHOT

No, I wouldn't say that.DAISY FITZROY

So only rich in modesty? Heh.DR. PINCHOT

We live comfortably, as long as we are frugal.DAISY FITZROY

Lemme see your hands.DR. PINCHOT

I don't know whyExcuse me!

DAISY FITZROY

Yeah See that? Soft as a woman.DR. PINCHOT

Thats exactly the bias Id expect from someone of your station.While I wasn't birthed in a field, I assure you that I've worked hard my entire life.

DAISY FITZROY

Well, bully for you, my brother.DR. PINCHOT

Well then, I'd ask the same of you:By which way did you come to Columbia?

DAISY FITZROY

Fink's men brought us here. We didn't get no parade or committee like you all, 'steadthey brought us in during the dead of night. Negroes, Mexicans, Chinamen, Irish,JewsSome of us had sentences that got waived. Some got families to feed. A few got drunkdown below and woke up here, I hear tell.

DR. PINCHOT

You're claiming that Fink Manufacturing knowingly employed criminals?DAISY FITZROY

Somebody gotta clean up the trash, I guess. Mr. Fink weren't always too picky.DR. PINCHOT

I find that impossible to believe.DAISY FITZROY

Oh, those kinda men always got their uses Captains of Industry like to cut cornerssometime, just like anyone.That's the way the world works, doctor. One with my complexion, the law always findssomething to take offense to. And next stop, leased out on a chain gang, or up in thisplace.

DR. PINCHOT

You were soon employed in Lady Comstock's housekeeping staff.DAISY FITZROY

Yeah, she weren't a bad sort, for somebody put on such a pedestal. She had some roughtimes growin' up. When she spoke to people, you knew she meant it.She was genuine not like her that snake who shared her bed.

DR. PINCHOT

You looked up to her?DAISY FITZROY

Everybody did. She didn't have to try hard to inspire people. Just who she were.DR. PINCHOT

And yet, you later murdered her.DAISY FITZROY

[Momentary silence.]Tell you what, Doc. You tell me all about all the people you killed, an' I'll do the same.

DR. PINCHOT

I wouldn't have anything to tell you there, I'm afraid.DAISY FITZROY

Then you got nothing to tradeThink we're done for today.

PRIVATE JOURNAL TRANSCRIPTMonday, May 10th, 1909

DR. PINCHOT

My supervisor Dr. Kittery has made it quite clear that he is unimpressed with myprogress on this project. And I must admit to maintaining a similar opinion.Two days and I still have all but nothing.The anarchist has proved nimble at discerning the intent behind my questions anddeftly avoiding answers that would provide me useful data.While I hardly expected her to be some drooling mongoloid, I find her surprisinglyclever.Kittery all but demanded I drop my current methodology in favor of what he regards asmore tried and true methods of gathering data, such as phrenology and the like. Iagree a change in tactics may be required, but refuse to abandon reason entirely. I willplay along with his requests, but not at the jeopardy of the work.We must simply adapt.What I found most interesting in my conversation with the good doctor was what he didnot say, such as any indication that we have been pressured by authorities to gleaninformation about anarchist hide-outs, secret codes, or similar titillations from a pennydreadful.It appears that we may have a free hand in that regard, at least.At our discussions end, perhaps a parting shot, he implied that Fitzroy may benefitfrom a new procedure that others in Comstock House are developingwhich involvesseparating the prefrontal cortex from the rest of the brain.The exact means are still under debate, but they are convinced that it will make patientsmuch more tractable. I believe it would render Fitzroy a complete imbecile andunusable for study, and said as much.Kittery did not press it further, but I fear that if I do not show results soon, the topicwill undoubtedly come up again.He fails to understand that even if Fitzroy is simply possessed of a low animalcunning, it remains remarkable in one of both her breeding and backgroundthus toinvestigate it further is of vital importance to the future of Columbia.For if every field hand and factory worker were to wake one day to similarperspicacity and designs, what a different and terrible world we would soon havebefore us.

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTTuesday, May 11th, 1909

DR. PINCHOTa different type of interview today. One called "association of language.I will say a word, and you speak the first thing that comes to mind, no matter howbizarre or seemingly trivial it may appear.

DAISY FITZROYAnd why would I care at all about that, doctor?

DR. PINCHOTPerhaps you could simply humor meas the man who helped free you from thatterrible interrogation room in Finkton.

DAISY FITZROYSeems to me, I just traded one massa for another.

DR. PINCHOTIm sorry you feel that way.Perhaps you might play along out of self-interest then.

DAISY FITZROYHows this little game of yours help me out?

DR. PINCHOTBecause when I am finally done with my research, when our last interview together iscomplete, my colleagues intend to perform experimental brain surgery on you.

DAISY FITZROY[Silence.]

DR. PINCHOTI did not want to tell you that, but my supervisor has implied if I don't show tangibleresults with you in the near term, they will do this sooner rather than later.As I am not a neurologist, I cannot be completely certain what effect these operationsmay have on youbut they would assuredly ruin any plans or ambitions you currentlyhave in the making.Thus, in the interest of your own self-interest, I would strongly suggest you cooperatewith me.

DAISY FITZROYMmm-hmmm.

DR. PINCHOTRight, then. The first word is "Question."Now, you say the first word that comes to mind

DAISY FITZROYI caught that, doctor."Silence."

DR. PINCHOT

"Order."DAISY FITZROY

"Bedlam."DR. PINCHOT

"Fire."DAISY FITZROY

"Cleansing."DR. PINCHOT

"Employer."DAISY FITZROY

"Exploiter."DR. PINCHOT

"Prophet."DAISY FITZROY

"Fraud."DR. PINCHOT

"Common."DAISY FITZROY

"Good."DR. PINCHOT

"Fear."DAISY FITZROY

"Nothing."DR. PINCHOT

"Orator."DAISY FITZROY

"Liar.DR. PINCHOT

"Murder."DAISY FITZROY

"Justice."DR. PINCHOT

"Father figure."DAISY FITZROY

"Leech."DR. PINCHOT

"Extermination."DAISY FITZROY

"Fornication."DR. PINCHOT

"Faith."DAISY FITZROY

"Flatulence."

DR. PINCHOTAlright, that will be enough of that.

DAISY FITZROYWhat, doctor? Something bothering you?

DR. PINCHOTYour thoughts border on blasphemy, Miss Fitzroyso frequently that I find close studyto be disturbing.

DAISY FITZROYIs that your religion getting in the way of your science, doctor?

DR. PINCHOTNo You'll find it quite the opposite.Father Franklin gave us The Key. It is science that gives light to darkness. It is sciencethat brings us closer to heaven. It is, as we say, the gradual understanding of God's planrevealed.But to hear you spout obscenity is hardly part of that plan.

DAISY FITZROYMaybe it is, maybe it isn't. Only one thing's for certain.

DR. PINCHOTYes?

DAISY FITZROYYou got a low tolerance for heresy, doctor.You should watch that. Someone could use it against you.

DR. PINCHOTI see what you're doing, you know.

DAISY FITZROYI guess you don't need to be prescient to read the writing on the wall...

DR. PINCHOT[Momentary silence, followed by the shuffling of papers.]Well, I believe we're done with today's interview. It's time I noted the size and shapeof your skull for my superiors. [Sliding of a chair.]

DAISY FITZROYCould always read through the guts of a goat too, doctorFor all the results it'd provide.

DR. PINCHOT[Audible slap.]

DAISY FITZROY[A pause, then the subject laughs.]And there it is. Glad to finally meet you, Doctor.

DR. PINCHOTI bid you good day, Miss Fitzroy. Until tomorrow.

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTWednesday, May 12th, 1909[Note: Begins shortly after test had been handed in for scoring.]

DR. PINCHOTThat cannot be right

DAISY FITZROYYou look pale, doctor. You miss a meal?

DR. PINCHOTIts just the results of your test here are concerning.

DAISY FITZROYHows that, exactly?

DR. PINCHOTHmm Pardon me if I appear distracted while I recalculate hereThis was an intelligence test my own update on Binet and Simons work changedto make it more appropriate for Columbian citizens. It assesses memory, attention,verbal skill, and the like, while regarding such factors as age.The scale is such that a score below 20 indicates a severely impaired individual. Inother words, an imbecile Above to 50 is moderately impaired Above that, to 69,is mildly impaired, but still imbecilic nonetheless.From 70 to 80, we find the average range for non-whites, such as the Irish, Esquimaux,Nubian (such as yourself), Malay, Moors, Turks, Persians, most Mongoloids, andsome, you may be surprised to believe, White criminals.From 80 to 90, we have the average White female, as well as Hebrews and certainsubcategories of Mongol.Scores from 90 to 110 represent the average range for White males and 110 to 130shows above-average intelligence.

DAISY FITZROYFor white males?

DR. PINCHOTHmm? Oh, yes Of course. None other.From there, 130 to 145 notes a gifted intelligence, 146 to 160 is genius, and finally,over 160 is extraordinary genius.

DAISY FITZROYYou got a particular way of beating around the bush, doctor.

DR. PINCHOTWell, hmm We in Columbia pride ourselves as cherishing merit.Since our science proves that the White male is the most intelligent, he is thus clearlymost capable of offering the greatest aid to society and must be the one to lead the restforward The whole system is predicated on that belief.I myself scored a 146 on the test and have always been quite proud of that fact, though

some in my field contend that I squeaked by I did, after all, design it.There Ive checked my calculations eleven times now and arrived at the same resultsin each and every instance.Very impressive, Miss Fitzroy. Your score was a 149.

DAISY FITZROYYou dont say.

DR. PINCHOTThat was most illuminating. Thank you for your time today. That will be all.[Chair scrapes the floor.]

DAISY FITZROYDont have many days left, Doctor. That is before they come to me with their scalpelsand ether.

DR. PINCHOTYes, yes Youve given me much to think about, Miss Fitzroy.[Recording stopped.]

PRIVATE JOURNAL TRANSCRIPTWednesday, May 12th, 1909

DR. PINCHOTI have just returned from Dr. Kitterys office and found Fitzroy to be correct in herassessment. He intends to schedule her for surgery at the earliest convenience, once thenecessary paperwork is finished and a specialist arranged.It may even occur as soon as this weeks end.I informed him that this would be a tragic mistake, but he would not hear of it.He accused me of having formed a connection to Fitzroy, implying that physical acts ofcarnality may have softened my judgment. He assured me that this is quite common.Perhaps for him, I said. I told him I simply could not sit idly by and allow some hack toscoop out pieces of her brain, as it would be a waste of a beautiful mind.Kittery soon lost all modicum of patience with me. I was chastened for some time andordered to wrap up my work this next day.I now sit alone in my office, full of frustration and sadness, and considering whatFitzroy said after I shut off the Voxophone today.She spoke of a plot to break her out of the facility and that my involvement may reduceor even eliminate the threat of bloodshed.Now I am of course in all ways a true patriot of Columbia, but my blood ran cold as Ilistened to her words, and the beginnings of doubt crept into my mind.This struck me much more deeply than any previous conversation with Fitzroy. Forwhile I have noted my theory that sin exists in alla belief that many in Columbia areclearly not willing to admit about themselvesto actually contemplate treason,myself?It must be undeniable proof that all men, no matter what their breeding or background,are rebellious to the core.To search for this truth for so long in others, only to find it in myself, is shattering.The scientist in me searches for ways to expunge these thoughts from my mind, but totreat such innate behavior would require the most radical and extreme methodspossible.It would demand the transformation of Comstock Center from research facility intosome kind of reeducation center.The mind reels at thoughts of treatments bordering on torture: patients strapped intochairs, presented with elements both audio and visual catered to reinforcing the properkind of thinking. Watching until their minds forget all thoughts but the right onesshocked in cold baths and by electricity, then given nourishment by a motheringfigure given brain surgeries to ease worry and doubtAnd what would remain? Most likely a grinning imbecile, content to blindly follow theslightest suggestion.Are these really the choices left to me? To allow base tragedy to occur, to become arebel in heaven, or to reduce myself to idiocy to escape such fears?

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTThursday, May 13th, 1909

DAISY FITZROYTruth will out all lies in the end. Its right there at the start of The Peoples Voice.But you know that already, dont you, doctor?

DR. PINCHOTYes.

DAISY FITZROYYou read it all last night. Cover-to-cover.Didnt sleep a wink.

DR. PINCHOTYes.

DAISY FITZROYYour eyes are open now.But you got any idea of how much you been lied to?

DR. PINCHOTI do.

DAISY FITZROYNo, you got no idea Theyve been lying to you your whole life, doctor.Everything you know? Everything you thought you understood?All lies

DR. PINCHOTEverything?

DAISY FITZROYYou been their fool, doctor.They taught you their best routines an set you dancin funny little jig you thought wassome waltz.An oh how they been laughin at you

DR. PINCHOTI dont know what to do now.

DAISY FITZROYYou can escape this place too, doctor. Nothing keepin you here no more.

DR. PINCHOTThey mean to take your mind away. Any day now.

DAISY FITZROYTheres things I know they dont want no one else to. All sorts of things happen topeople who get in their way Just becomes part of their ongoin narrative.Prophecy? Huh Self-fulfilling, maybe.They meant to kill me, I could almost accept it. Sometimes people need a martyr torise up.

But make me some some cabbage, set aside to not bother no one? No.DR. PINCHOT

No, I cant let it happen.I wont.

DAISY FITZROYOh, doctor Youve gone an gotten sweet on me[Laughter.]

DR. PINCHOTMiss Fitzroy Daisy I-I may never be able to possess affections for someone ofyour race, but

DAISY FITZROYYouve fallen in love with my mind?

DR. PINCHOTYes.

DAISY FITZROYSuppose thats kinda touching in its own way.

DR. PINCHOTIf there was only some way I mi[Bells begin ringing.]Is that a fire alarm?!

DAISY FITZROYThat would be my friends, doctorIf theres any help you can provide, now would be the time.The more help, the less bloody things might get.

DR. PINCHOT[Jangling of keys.]Here Take these. I cant get us out of this room, but they unlock other doors that mayassist in getting you out.Here is all the money I have These papers may help as well.

DAISY FITZROYMuch appreciated, doctor. Youre acting like a true Hero of The People

DR. PINCHOTI only wish there was more I[Door kicked open.]

PRESUMED VOX POPULIDOWN! ON THE FLOOR! STOOGE!

DR. PINCHOTA-alright! Theres no need forAghh!

DAISY FITZROYStand down, boys. Dont hurt him.

PRESUMED VOX POPULIDaisy Came soon as we could.

DAISY FITZROY

And I thank you for it, comrade. The Cause thanks youNow give me that pistol.[Momentary silence.]

DR. PINCHOTWait!! What?! But I helped y

DAISY FITZROYThats cause to you Im a fascination. To me, youre dull as dishwater.

DR. PINCHOTBut that was W-We had moved past

DAISY FITZROYYou progressive, aint you Doctor? You the zookeeper who always brings an extrabanana.

DR. PINCHOTYou dont have to do this!

DAISY FITZROYAint a matter of have to. Its a matter of want.[Sound of a gun firing once.]

PRESUMED VOX POPULIWhos that, Daisy?

DAISY FITZROYThat one? Oh, just another snake, I spose. Never can tell em apart.

AfterwordAs jungle drum maddens prey, forcing them to leap headlong into spiked pit, so Dr.Pinchot was incensed by the words of the subhuman anarchist Daisy Fitzroythoughthe blame is not hers alone. Betrayed by internal dissent, he suffered a fate that couldhave occurred to any of us.But take heart, Columbian! You live in paradise, where progress solves all ills!From the procedures Pinchot imagined sprung the blueprint for the good work we nowperform at Comstock House.As deep as the moment of darkness and doubt may have been when he consideredFitzroys poisonous entreaties, his inspiration proved even greater still. Though it tookus time to perfect his many radical ideas, I am proud to report these methods have beenemployed for years to great success.We learned much from Dr. Pinchots research, his ideas, and his missteps.Now, when a rebel arrives in our care, we do not let him bend our ears with lies, butbegin an immediate array of treatments that scour all trace of rebellion from his mind.The man who emerges out the other side is serene, empty of doubt, and much thehappier for it.These procedures have taken men so riddled with sin they were as rabid dogs walkingon two legsand made docile lambs of them all.Though sadly Pinchot did not live to see it, his work has truly helped free men from sin.So rest, weary dreamer. Sleep well. For we are the better for your efforts.

Dr. P. Pettifog, M.D.Head of Cognitive Betterment

Comstock House Re-Education Center

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