Petri dish
Dead and cold under the little broken bulb in the silt-covered microscope
The hum of the refrigeration units
Suddenly cuts out
Leaving a deafening silence - even truer than before
The emergency power, now finally depleted
.
May 13, 2023
May 13, 2023 at 3:15 PM UTC
Petri dish
Dead and cold under the little broken bulb in the silt-covered microscope
The hum of the refrigeration units
Suddenly cuts out
Leaving a deafening silence - even truer than before
The emergency power, now finally depleted
.
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