Engineer†
Is a man who understands
exactly how the object works
When he sees that no progress
is possible on account
of the construction
of the object
he returns slightly non-
plussed not desperate
to the drawingboard
Picture him as a man
sticking together the bits
the pieces of some other
man
bones muscles nerves
BRAIN
The animal drags a Machine
(the machine breaks down)
the animal staggers
dies
ENGINEER is excited
he revises the plan
produces a hybrid
(man - animal - machine)
no nerves no bones no BRAIN
(jigs with nuts & bolts)
STEEL
‘This creature will work nonstop
& will last FOREVER
will sow reap copulate
while I smoke & sleep’
he grinned
†genetic
Note
A genetic engineer is a man who knows that nothing is finished, that frustrations - DEATHS OF IDEAS & deaths of species - will inevitably bring in eventually astonishing new creatures.
These creatures will be ideal for what he as an engineer must know needs to be done.
‘They'll be mechanical - just nuts & bolts but entirely stable & indestructible - perfect for the job!’ he grins.