Monday, May 4, 2026

Most Recent Last Line

So the last line from the novel I just finished is pretty thick but for the purposes of consistency it is:

"When one Glorious Leader hands you to the next, citizens, you truly live forever. This how an average man becomes a hero, a martyr, and inspiration to all. So do not weep, citizens, for look: a bronze bust of Commander Ga is already being placed in the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery! Dry your eyes, comrades, for generations of orphans to come will now be blessed with the name of both a hero and a martyr. Forever, Commander Ga Chol Chun. In this way, you'll live forever."

Without the benefit of having read the novel alot of that might be lost. The fact that the main character was an orphan, the fact that this is a propaganda broadcast in North Korea, etc, etc.

What should have been the last line, if only for amusement's sake? This one from a page or two before, about Kim Jong Il on the attack:

"Marshaling his military training, the Dear Leader sprinted into action, chasing the cowards who had stolen our national treasure. Into the onslaught of gunfire, the Dear Leader ran. Dove after dove flew into the path of bullets, each bursting with the downy glow of patriotic sacrifice!"

Anyone who saw pictures of the nehrued, dumpy, Kim Jong Il, then thought about him hard charging at a group of American diplomats with guns, being protected by doves would have to smile at that last line.

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