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[Desire ends] Bono: "Desire... greed... lust... show-offiness... deceit... vanity – all the essentials for a frontman like myself. Guilty of all! And of course... a licence... to just look... in the mirror." [approaches iPad on a stand; his "reflection" is shown on the big screen, with a devilish face superimposed over his own image] MacPhisto: [inhales admiringly] "Ohh! Very revealing!" Crowd: [cheers and laughter] MacPhisto: "Age... brings a spot of bother." [points to lesion on his cheek] "Is there a dermatologist in the house?" [chuckles] "My name is Mmmmister... MacPhisto." Crowd: [cheers and applause] MacPhisto: "I have always been with you, though it's nice when I get a chance to dress up. It feels like I'm making a comeback – d'you get that feeling?" Crowd: [cheer] MacPhisto: "You've made it all so much easier for me, with your telephones, and your zeroes and ones." Crowd: [laughter, whoops and whistles] MacPhisto: "I'm so proud of your Comrade Putin. Ahh, dearest Vlad – I told you one day, people would spy on themselves!" [sniggers] "The truth... is DEAD! And the KKK are out on the streets of Charlottesville without their silly costumes!" [sniggers] Crowd: [whoops] MacPhisto: "How very modern. Get with it, Vladdy-Vlad! Polonium up the bum seems a little old-school!" [laughs] "Oh... and City of Angels? You should know... that when you don't believe I exist, that's when I do... my best work." [Acrobat begins] MacPhisto: "Don't believe what you hear. Don't believe what you see. If you just close your eyes... you can feel the enemy! ENEMY!" [raises and waves his arms] |
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