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i hit the no sale key.
the metal drawer shot out
and hit me in the belt.
it rang like a dropped hubcap.
there was nothing inside
except a bent paperclip
and some grey dust.
across Figueroa
the butcher shop is a pilates studio now.
some guy walked past holding a tiny dog.
i pushed the drawer shut.
a fly landed on the glass counter.
it crawled over a scratched lottery ticket.
- bukiiii
September 18, 2026
4:45 PM
