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Hi! My greetings to you, who have got my text!

I wish I could hear your voice. I don’t know you, but it’s not important. The IMPORTANT fact is that you’ve succeeded in separating yourself from the others and climbing the steps of the carrot ladder to reach my text. I colour you red and name you the NEW RED RABBIT.

My dear red rabbit! Now that you have finally reached the carrot, BITE it with appetite. Because as soon as you come DOWN the ladder, the cold, hungry rabbits WILL BE WAITING.

They will say YOU were not a good reader or that THEY would have done it better - if they had WANTED to be on the stage.

This is what they usually do. They bite! Whenever you bite a carrot, the hungry rabbits bite YOU in response. That’s not their fault; that’s their nature.

Now. LOOK at the previous reader! What do you SEE?
There he is; sitting beside two glasses full of water. Look at him. Look at the audience facing you.

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Some of them don’t doubt for a moment that this actor would drink poison. What do YOU think? Do you care?

Look at the actor again. Who IS this actor? Is this actor himself? Is he someone else? Is he acting a role? Is he now a young writer from Iran?

The time has come. Now, he must raise the glasses. Soon I will ask him to drink. The choice will be his.

Which glass will he pick?
Dear audience!
Does anyone have anything to say? You have chatbox, right?

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You CAN just sit there and watch if you prefer. After all, why WOULD anyone poison ANYONE?

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Ok then. So I have to set up a new law for you. After hearing “the end”, everyone must leave the Meeting. The only one remaining will be the actor.

Even if you know him in person, You may not contact him. You may not check his health.

Dead or alive, he will want to lie down for a time and think. About everything.

Still -- does anyone want to dissuade him?

Ok.
Ready?
The moment has come. The choice is yours. Drink!

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Good. Now –
Lie down somewhere in front of the camera; close your eyes.

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Good.
You are done. My rabbit. I thank you.

Notetakers: you may now stop recording. Perhaps let me know what you’ve seen. You have my email address.

And YOU, my NEW RED RABBIT!

I want you to now tell the audience to leave this MEETING. Please do this with respect.

I’m talking to YOU! Come on! Tell them!

Dear audience! Thank you for coming to this online theatre, inside the bigger circus.

I did not see you, but in a way, I met you. And I am happy.

The end.
You may now leave the Meeting!