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A very ornery level
they'll be bringing in their dead right about now.
don't get up from the table. finish eating.
the doctor, well, he carrys a large medical reference book,
but disease, the way things are going these days, technology and all...
our number one attraction will be shimmering on stage
inside of ten minutes. could you move your
head a bit southwest. it's hard to see what the
bosses are doing upstairs in the office. they haven't
made all that much noise for hours,and when the
bosses get this quiet, you just gotta wonder.
they'll be coming in soon with a new list for us to
memorize or get hurt trying. i get tired of having to
remember things. there are a few rooms left to let.
did you put your tired body down on the mattress, did
you let the mattress learn your spine?
they got a bonfire going in the dumpster out back.
was there any regrets you wanted to burn?
were there any mixed motives? miscues?
don't get up. enjoy your silence. the noise is coming
very soon now, and i'm afraid it's in dancing at a
very ornery level.
---Scott Wannberg

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