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Rosalee Grable
Then a lone voice initiates the familiar call and response of the human mic: Voice: "Mic check!" Crowd: "Mic check!" Voice: "We are willing..." Crowd: "We are willing..." Voice: "To give you a brief moment..." Crowd: "To give you a brief moment..." Voice: "Of peace..." Crowd: "Of peace..." Voice: "In order to take your weapons..." Crowd: "In order... - http://slog.thestranger.com/slog...
Then a lone voice initiates the familiar call and response of the human mic:
 
Voice: "Mic check!"
Crowd: "Mic check!"
 
Voice: "We are willing..."
Crowd: "We are willing..."
 
Voice: "To give you a brief moment..."
Crowd: "To give you a brief moment..."
 
Voice: "Of peace..."
Crowd: "Of peace..."
 
Voice: "In order to take your weapons..."
Crowd: "In order to take your weapons..."
 
Voice: "And your friends..."
Crowd: "And your friends..."
 
Voice: "And go."
Crowd: "And go."
 
Voice: "Please do not return..."
Crowd: "Please do not return..."
 
Voice: "We are giving you a moment of peace."
Crowd: "We are giving you a moment of peace."
 
The crowd then starts chanting "You can go! You can go!", and after a few moments the police turn their backs to the crowd and do exactly that, wisely taking advantage of the offered truce, and eliciting cheers and applause from the crowd.