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Monday, December 13, 2021

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by bofa xesjum


vladimir woke up

all he wanted was to go back to sleep

he had a busy day ahead of him

he had to assassinate the prime minister

and buy a bunch of bananas

and feed the cat

and walk the dog

and empty the wastebasket

and forgive the sins of the world

and get a haircut

and sing happy birthday to the queen

and write a couple of indignant letters to the times

and pretend that everything was a big joke

and sing happy birthday to the king

and do all these things before lunch

he would just have to make the best of it

because the real nastiness would start in the afternoon

*

odette woke up

she wanted to go back to sleep

she had a busy day ahead of her

she had to assassinate the prime minister.

and buy time for the peace conference

and defend civilization from the barbarians

and die a thousand deaths

and explain the inner workings of the human brain to the envoy from galaxy a.

and try to forget the past.

and generate a spirited debate between the arthians and the wythians.

and sing happy birthday to the queen

and write a thank you letter to the publisher of the times

and demand justice for the victims of the latest outrage

and sing happy birthday to the king

and feed the lions in the zoo

and make overtures to the leader of the opposition

and do all these things before lunch

because the real nastiness would start in the afternoon

*

mickey woke up at noon.

the sun was shining through the window.

suddenly mickey's phone rang.

this is walter, the message read. the nastiness is about to begin.

mickey got out of bed and was quickly out the door.

walter and vivian were waiting outside with the spacecraft.

how tiresome it all was!

if only it could be over by sunset.

in time for the big game.

mickey had bet everything on the big game.

but as we know, there would be no big game.

later, at the trials of vladimir, odette, and little al, mickey broke down and cried while testifying.

for all of us.

forever.


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