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The Whiting Brothers: D'Urberville

by American Holly

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paintyum i liked it. a girl told me to listen to it and i really liked it. the opening track was what stuck with me the most out of all of it. Favorite track: A Victory for Love and Literature.
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cici twin fantasy's sound but not written by will Favorite track: For Robert Browning's Monologues and for Those Who Knew Them.
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What follows is the original confusing text-drama accompanying the original download:

Enter ERNEST WHITING and IGNATIUS WHITING

ERNEST: What?
IGNATIUS: No yeah, it’s a story.
ERNEST:
IGNATIUS: A boy leaves town following some event, and
ERNEST: Not all is clear, but
IGNATIUS: begins to want to come back to town when he hears news of
ERNEST: that’s where the actions begins, the returning.
IGNATIUS: Eveline who is suffering from psychological traumas.
ERNEST: Also Tess
IGNATIUS: of the D’Urbervilles
ERNEST: by Thomas Hardy
IGNATIUS: is a book you should go read.
ERNEST: He misses Tess a whole lot
IGNATIUS: Who does, the boy?
ERNEST: Yes, the boy.
IGNATIUS: Right, the boy.
ERNEST:
IGNATIUS: He remembers Tess and misses her
ERNEST: Yes, the boy
IGNATIUS: and DOES return for her sake
ERNEST: goes home and meets Eveline and Tess
IGNATIUS: to explain to her why he left at all.
ERNEST: and there is love somewhere
IGNATIUS: There is love everywhere.

EXUENT

Enter ERNEST WHITING and IGNATIUS WHITING

IGNATIUS: What?
ERNEST: No yeah, it’s not over.
IGNATIUS:
ERNEST: He
IGNATIUS: The boy
ERNEST: would never be able to love Eveline.
IGNATIUS: realizes Eveline doesn’t love him
ERNEST: But there is love everywhere.
IGNATIUS: but still saves her life
ERNEST:
IGNATIUS: while Tess
ERNEST: he loves Tess, yes. We get it.
IGNATIUS: may or may not love him back.
ERNEST: What?
IGNATIUS: There is love everywhere.

Curtain.

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released June 7, 2011

With input from:
Degnan nakeddays.bandcamp.com
Will Toledo carseatheadrest.bandcamp.com
and many others

mixed and produced by Will Toledo

album photo: Isabella K.

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