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sounds and silence

Marina Manoukian

    Something must be noted about the notion that there is very little silence anymore. Silence is uncomfortable. Whether it is a fun whirring, music playing, or a conversation that has not yet found its lapse, the ears almost craves it. But the portability of sound is a recent convenience. When man had to sit alone with his ticking clocks, how was madness not coaxed out of its cave? Were the walls thin enough to allow the whispers of nature through, giving man that hint of company that keeps the brain from thrashing itself back and forth between its padded room?

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