First Gong Vol. 8: Thrust FIRST GONG 8 THRUST | Seite 290

Knowing all the applause points might as well be a mechanical clapper
giving directions.
Base
Fools’ gold converted by Alchemists
Dropouts from the study of Chemistry
Much like Astrologers and Astronomers
Prophets and Psychic fortune tellers
Base like that!
Fools’ gold
White noise
Black space and other imitators of reality leading us on a fool's errand
declaring the Emperor clothed when his exposed skin is luminous in the
sun
Baseness uncovered by the trenchant voice of a child crying, not in the
wilderness, but in the marketplace,
" the Emperor is naked."
Andrew White
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