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	Excerpt from The Love Project written by Pearl Cleage and Zaron Burnett, Jr. IDRIS Yeah, I know you're just worried about the war. We're all worried about the war, but that doesn't change what we do. It just means we have to do it the way we would in wartime. The way we would if we were hunkered down somewhere with the bombs falling outside. RHODESSA The way we would if we were living in Baghdad . . . IDRIS Scared to go to the market . . . RHODESSA Scared to send the kids to school. The way we would if we were living in Dafur . . . IDRIS And rape was a fact of life . . . RHODESSA More certain than fresh water or a place to sleep in safety. The way we would if we were living in Afghanistan . . . IDRIS And there was no way to feed the family . . . RHODESSA Since women can't go out alone. [A beat.] RHODESSA AND IDRIS (Together) And all the men are dead in one war or another . . . RHODESSA I told you it was time to talk about love. Talk about Art & Love & War. A kind of collaboration. IDRIS Yeah . . . Collaboration! That's it! Collaboration is like making love. It's something that you can do with a lot of people. Sometimes it's good. Sometimes it's very good. But once or twice, in your life, if you are very lucky. It's great. Better than sex. That's me you Rhodessa. Always was. Always will be. We both know it. We might be from different neighborhoods, but definitely the same planet. I'm right about that, no matter what you say. RHODESSA So we better talk about love before we forget what it looks like, sounds like, feels like. IDRIS Exactly. [Starts to play again.] RHODESSA So where are we supposed to start this love story?