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Text read during "Three" from Seventeen Seconds

Does anyone have an idea about what is being spoken quietly during this song?

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I think it's in the word section.

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In the Seventeen Seconds Deluxe book they are-

Enough of that
"Stand up straight!"
What nonsense...

And I scream

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sugargirl67 wrote:
In the Seventeen Seconds Deluxe book they are-

Enough of that
"Stand up straight!"
What nonsense...

And I scream

Re: Text read during "Three" from Seventeen Seconds

There's more--it's apparently from Kafka's "Description of a Struggle". I'm satisfied now. Thanks for the clues, everyone.

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…‘What’s this? You’re all crooked! What on earth are you up to?’
‘Quite right. You’re very observant,’ said I, my head on the seam of his trousers, which is why I couldn’t look up properly.
‘Enough of that! Stand up straight! What nonsense!’
‘No,’ I said, my face close to the ground, ‘I’ll stay as I am’.
‘You really can annoy a person, I must say. Such a waste of time! Come on, put an end to it.’”

Taken from ‘Description of a Struggle’ by Franz Kafka, translated by Tania and James Stern.
Available from Amazon UK – http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Short-Stories-Vintage-classics/dp/0749399465/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247842148&sr=8-1}

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sugargirl67 wrote:
…‘What’s this? You’re all crooked! What on earth are you up to?’
‘Quite right. You’re very observant,’ said I, my head on the seam of his trousers, which is why I couldn’t look up properly.
‘Enough of that! Stand up straight! What nonsense!’
‘No,’ I said, my face close to the ground, ‘I’ll stay as I am’.
‘You really can annoy a person, I must say. Such a waste of time! Come on, put an end to it.’”

Taken from ‘Description of a Struggle’ by Franz Kafka, translated by Tania and James Stern.
Available from Amazon UK – http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Short-Stories-Vintage-classics/dp/0749399465/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247842148&sr=8-1}

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sugargirl67 wrote:

sugargirl67 wrote:
…‘What’s this? You’re all crooked! What on earth are you up to?’
‘Quite right. You’re very observant,’ said I, my head on the seam of his trousers, which is why I couldn’t look up properly.
‘Enough of that! Stand up straight! What nonsense!’
‘No,’ I said, my face close to the ground, ‘I’ll stay as I am’.
‘You really can annoy a person, I must say. Such a waste of time! Come on, put an end to it.’”

Taken from ‘Description of a Struggle’ by Franz Kafka, translated by Tania and James Stern.
Available from Amazon UK – http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Short-Stories-Vintage-classics/dp/0749399465/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247842148&sr=8-1}

I just ordered a copy! It sounds like my cup of tea!

Re: Text read during "Three" from Seventeen Seconds

Seventeen Seconds is now out on 180g vinyl - anyone seen this? I bought it from What Records...http://www.musiconvinyl.com/releases/The_Cure/Seventeen_Seconds