Page One, Paragraph One

The opening of the book with its intended rhythms and breath-stops. This is part of a production experiment that explores how a work heavily dependent on layout and typography can be effective as audio. The title is for excerpt identification only. 

And yes--my study, a farewell note and a loaded service revolver are at the ready in the event you have no curiosity about paragraph two.

(A higher resolution version can be found here.)