(Spoken, very close, almost whispered) One breath. Two beats. The air gets thin. The ground gets far. (Rhythm picks up, staccato Click. Click. Click. Click-click. Click-click-click). (The voice speeds up, becoming breathless) Up. Up. Up. Up-up-up-up-up. (Sudden silence for a split second as it hits the apex. Wait.) (Sudden, sharp vocal percussion) Pop. Crack. Snap. Flick. Hiss. Bang. (The rhythm accelerates, layering words on top of each other) Red. Gold. Green. Blue. Crackle. Sparkle. Glitter. Shatter. Whoosh. Zap. Fizzle. Flash. (The "Shape" section - elongated vowels for the spreading light) Coooooorrrrrrnnnnn. Sssssssssssssss. (The spiral) P-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p. (The starburst) W-w-w-w-w-w-w. (The willow) (The climax - a rapid-fire cascade of words, no pauses.) Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop. Crack-crack-crack-crack-crack. Wh-wh-wh-wh-wh-wh-wh-wh-wh. Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom. (Very slow, drawn out) Smoke. .Ash. Dust. (Softly, fading The sky is empty.) The sky is empty. (A single, dry sound) Hush. (Silence)
