\u201cCount it in,\u201d the drummer said, twirling a stick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not playing,\u201d the bass player said. \u201cWe\u2019re waiting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor the singer. For the van. For history to calm down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The drummer tapped the rim. \u201cHistory doesn\u2019t calm down. It switches tempos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo you think war ever ends?\u201d the bass player asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The drummer shrugged. \u201cEnds like a song? With a clean stop? No. It fades. Then someone brings it back in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not ending.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt’s music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bass player leaned the instrument against his leg. \u201cI mean it. Do you think there\u2019s a last war? A final one where everyone says, \u2018All right, that\u2019s enough\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The drummer smiled. \u201cYou ever seen a band agree on dynamics?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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