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Dad is an inventor.
In 1912 his submarine had
the world’s record for staying
under water.
Running as it did by
means of a gasoline engine,
it left bubbles on
the surface, so
it was not employed during World
War I. Dad
says he does his best work
when he is sound asleep.
I was
explaining at the New School
that the way to get ideas
is to do something boring.
For
instance, composing in such a way
that the process of composing
is boring induces ideas.
They fly
into one’s head like birds.
Is that what Dad meant?
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