lost, theThere are two ways: on the left, a Shell gas sta...

lost, theThere are two ways: on the left, a Shell gas stationsprouting black men in rags with greasy fingers,tire-mending men with waxed plugs thrust in theirtrouser pockets; on the right, a dilapidated thrift store,its televisions complete with digital readouts of thechannels. The Lost claim that there is one choice, thatour argument is a logical fallacy. We say fallacies arefallacies, that only those who care about such things arethe Lost. They make television programs for the Lost.The trick is, is that it is the Lost who are lost, not thecharacters portrayed on such television programs. If theLost will look this up they’ll find that these are truisms:the Shell gas station and the thrift store. Once the Lostmake a decision they invariably opt for the thrift store,where they find a paperback edition of Forster’s Passageto India. This volume will be on sale for one penny.