EXCERPT The Thalassomaniac eagerly awaits the hour when oceans swallow earth, an omnicidal longing that nonetheless can take two distinct paths of action (as evidenced by the excerpts above): the first figure’s instinct is to climb high to gain a superior view of the tidal destruction; the second figure gathers a crew of ‘pale sailors’ and procures a ship to glide into the heart of the ocean’s wrath.…