“Nowhere is there more beauty than here. Tonight when the moon rises
the whole world will turn to silver. Do you understand, it is important that
you understand. I have a message for you, you must listen. The appointment
cannot be fulfilled. Other things must be done tonight. If our torment is to end, if liberty is to be
restored, we must grasp the nettle even though it makes our hands bleed. Only
through pain can tomorrow be assured.”
{An announcer on the radio – Dance of the
Dead}
The
voice of that radio announcer appears to me to be that of Number 2 {Eric Portman}.
The only question is, from where is that announcement being transmitted? “Nowhere
is there more beauty than here,” is suggestive of The Village. And yet “The
appointment cannot be fulfilled,” suggests that someone was supposed to come to
The Village, hence Number 6 down on the beach looking for a sign from his world,
just in case! . “If our
torment is to end, if liberty is to be restored, we must grasp the nettle even
though it makes our hands bleed. Only through pain can tomorrow be assured” is
rebellious talk, perhaps Number 2 was once earnest in his toast to Number 6 “To
hell with The Village!” Then again, perhaps that radio message wasn’t meant for
anyone in The Village, transmitted perhaps from a country behind the Iron
curtain. But for me, it’s the voice, being that of a former Number 2 {Eric
Portman} is suggestive.
Be seeing you
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