The store clerk responded with, "The store is closing"
when I asked why everything was so cheap.
He said that the recession had finally beaten them,
and I shrugged and walked towards the back.
I browsed isles of useless merchandise,
picking them up and setting them back down.
Five minutes later when I started down the second isle,
all the items I was interested in instantly broke.
I picked up a mirror,
and it mysteriously shattered in my hand.
I destroyed three coffee cups that
I had planned to purchase.
A candle crumbled in my hands
when I slid it from the shelf.
Furious that all the goods were garbage,
I marched up to the front counter.
I found the clerk slouching slothfully
and checking the clock when I approached.
When I asked why everything was so cheap,
The store clerk responded with, "The store is closing."
Jun 8, 2010
Jun 8, 2010 at 2:40 PM UTC
The store clerk responded with, "The store is closing"
when I asked why everything was so cheap.
He said that the recession had finally beaten them,
and I shrugged and walked towards the back.
I browsed isles of useless merchandise,
picking them up and setting them back down.
Five minutes later when I started down the second isle,
all the items I was interested in instantly broke.
I picked up a mirror,
and it mysteriously shattered in my hand.
I destroyed three coffee cups that
I had planned to purchase.
A candle crumbled in my hands
when I slid it from the shelf.
Furious that all the goods were garbage,
I marched up to the front counter.
I found the clerk slouching slothfully
and checking the clock when I approached.
When I asked why everything was so cheap,
The store clerk responded with, "The store is closing."
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