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Alex 2 breathes, stacks and unstacks papers, distantly Alex 1, front cubicle, coughs, clicks his mouse Eddie pulls out his drawer, pushes it back in, clicks his mouse Alex 2, yes two Alex's, saunters up to the coffee machine Alex 1, head down, clacking his keyboard Mouse clicks, keyboard clicks, electricity Monitors glow, fluorescents never flicker Alex 1 opens a new file, two clicks of the mouse Eddie sips his coffee, puts it down, clicks New folder, new file, new data Data entry, spreadsheets Alex 1 asks did you get the email Alex 2 has his coffee, his white shirt, under the fluorescents Statics noise, static, mouse clicks, keyboard Every new click, new file, new data, new folder Data in, data out, file, click, the static electronics Alex 2 clicks, files, new folder, new deal, new data Eddie clears his throat, softly, the static noise, flickers, Every new love story is a tragedy Alex 2 opens a new folder, inputs data, spreadsheets Numbers in, Eddie clicks his mouse twice rapidly Stale effluvia coffee, static noise, electric light Alex 1 sniffles, clears his throat, the clock ticks softly Eddie opens a new file, the electric screen reflects his fixed eyes Alex 2 sips his coffee, opens a file, clicks, keyboard clacks Stasis, complete stasis, electricity, nodes, linear graphs Numbers input, data, new file, file transfer Every old tragedy is a ghost story Alex 2 sips his coffee, breathes, clears his throat, data Spreadsheets, monitors, electricity, static, data input, output Every ghost story is infinite Alex 1 gets up for a new coffee Eddie inputs data, spreadsheet, file, new folder Electric lights, stasis, data, file, click, file, input exp..
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34 / M / Chicago
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Oct 18, 2020
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#ghoststory#love#modern#postmodernism#postmodern#office#work#meaning
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