By the second stage of my project, my ball had

grown to be slightly bigger than a basketball and included literally

hundreds of words. I had used every size rubber band sold a Office

Max and felt that my Rubber Band Simulacra was complete. Now, however,

I was faced with a tough decision. I had grown to love my Rubber Band Simulacra

but felt that in order to utilize its full postmodern gothic potential, I would have to destroy it.