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So we're going to start big
tonight with Gabriel Dozal,

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a warlock, a wielder of magic
derived from an extraplanar

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entity, in this case, the
US-Mexico border or Jeff Yanc,

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curator and introducer of bad
movies and Mondays at the Loft

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or possibly the spirit
of language itself.

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Through pacts made with
these powerful beings,

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warlocks unlock magical effects
both subtle and spectacular

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seen, for instance, in The
Border Simulator, a first book

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that refuses the
given modes of writing

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about the US-Mexico border,
opting instead for straight up

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weirdo, bilingual
rifftastic magic.

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He's a bit of a
trickster figure.

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A warlock like Dozal is
typically a bit shady,

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so you keep your eye on
the wine-- your wine skin

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and your NBA TV password and
your Yngwie Malmsteen vinyl

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and don't tell him on broken
down sad ass Twitter he's not

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allowed to repurpose
language with AI

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or any other tool
in the spellbook.

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Dozal uses all tools,
even the forbidden ones,

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which are the best kind.

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His spells involve mash ups,
cut ups, massive riffing,

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the shapeshifting
power of technology,

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and the even greater power of
language to summon and command

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all these things.

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The only question one might
ask is to what end, Dozal?

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Do you serve evil,
or do you serve good?

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To what end beyond
sheer delight,

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I mean, beyond
simulated thrills,

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asking questions
impossible enough

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to attack in any other way?

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To what end beyond being
dazzling and being sad and being

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smart and being funny?

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To what other masters do we
even want our poems to serve?

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His primary ability is charisma.

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His alignment is unclear, but
it probably doesn't matter.

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Can anything or anyone
stop Gabriel Dozal?

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['LAUGHTER]

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