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The plastic bags. Thin membranes of petroleum-based futility.
The shopping basket. A handheld vessel for carrying one's own insignificance.
The clock on the wall. A ticking countdown to a deadline that leads nowhere.
The queue. A slow-moving line of people waiting to die, one item at a time.
The coffee machine. A bitter sludge to fuel the meaningless grind.
The staff room. A tiny, claustrophobic box for the broken-hearted.