Sunday, December 16, 2018

11,401. ANOTHER DEVICE

ANOTHER DEVICE
Anther device has it that we can
escape time and space by stepping
into the ether produced by the smoke
of nonentity  -  all those lonely people
living their lost lives alone. It's a big
machine made of ebony wood with a
white metallic door. Very striking, yes.
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This is but a trade-show expo, held 
yearly in one of those usual, useless
corporate-center places with an expo
center always dumped in the middle :
car shows and furs, motor-bikes and
snow equipment, tools and comic book
conventions. Everything, so predictable.
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I wanted to leave a good half-hour ago,
but John here remains convinced he can
find something of value. So I class around
faceless, thinking of nothing and grabbing
what passes for beer at the refreshments
place they're running. Four ninety-five, for
a plastic cup of piss. They do need another
device  -  and something better than this.



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