The Comforting Sound of Crickets
by Joel Bettridge


[directions for reading:  All lines to be pronounced simultaneously]


eeeeeeeeeeepppptt      eeeeeeeppppppt
	eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ppppp t
e   e       eeeee     eee                  eeeeeee
    eeppppp       t         t           t 
eeeepptt      eeeept         eeeeeeppppptttttt
e      e     p       e          e     eeee      t
	       eeeeeeeeeeepppppppppptt
 eeeeeepp         eeeeeeppppt  e e e e e e e e e e



   eeeeeeeeepppppt        eeeeeeeeeppt
eeept    eee ee        ee        pppppeeeeee
e 
eeeeee        eeeeeeeeee 
	e  pppp         eeteee            eeeeeeeee
eeeeee    eeeeeeeeeeeppt
ee eeeeeeeeee p   t     eeeee
eeeeeepp         eeeeeeppppt  e e e e e e e e e e


eeeeeeeeepppppt            eeeeeeeeeppppt    eeeeeeeeepppptt
pp e t e       p     eeeeeepppptttt
    eeeeeeepppp ttt      eeeeeeeeeepppptt
ee    eeppppt       eppppppptt
       eeeee    eeeeee e e pp        t
eeee  ee    pppp  t    t  eeeee    ppeeeeeepppppt
eee pt     eeeeeeeeeeeeeeepptttttttttttttttt
eeeeeepp         eeeeeeppppt  e e e e e e e e e e



eeeeeeeeeppppt   eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee e
     epppptt    tttt   eeeeppt
eepppt             pppeteeeeeeeee
 eeeeeepp         eeeeeeppppt  e e e e e e e e e e



Pub. May 1998 DRC