Thursday, 23 November 2017

standing around a strange heap

Thursday 23 November
Dry the water off the back, the legs, army and face. Brave the cold of the corridor to return to the bedroom and put on the days clothing, then, back in the corridor again, put cream
on the nose, Take a pill. It will be weeks before this course of pills is over and done with.

Walk on down through the town, the brown winter jacket is pleasantly warm. There are no other people on foot, just a taxi in a hurry passing. The bog cotton man is at the bus stop, and then the Teacherman arrives. Apolice car passses with all of it'slights going, a blue carnival. It is moving with a great sense of haste.
The bus arrives, find the exact coins for the fare in the pocket of the wallet, and put them on the driver's till. He hands out a ticket and wishes a good morning.
Continue to scribble these notes on board of the bus, writing is difficult on account of the irregular motion of the vehicle.
At the side of the road, after half of the journey is done, see the police standing there, blue lights flashing, and a fire truck too. There are firemen and medical people, police too, standing around a strange heap at the far side of the footpath somebody's day has started really badly.

The bus slows, passing the scene of this accident, and then spicks up speed quickly. Suddenly, it needs to be braked again, as the driver notices a red traffic light that he is about to jump.
At the railway station wish the smoker good morning.. He is at his usual place at the ashtray on the metal pillar. The yellow square done in road marking paint around aha the ashtray marks the end of smokers territory.
At the cafe, receive a stamp in the little card, and a cup of coffee. This paper cup has a printed green band with 'TEE' written on it, the proper coffee mugs have run out. It makes no difference, the coffee is the same...
This is the same as every day, it is six now, the system has been running for an hour.. One hour since the alarm sounded to end the rule of Hypnos.
On board the train, Mooberry is past, now the last five minutes to F Reising. The man opposite wearing a yellow safety jacket, A police man in blue on the other side of the carriage. The policeman is playing a game on an apple tablet computer. He has a grey beard and black-framed glasses...
And the next stop will he soon, pack the things up in preparation to change for the local train, later to change for the bus and then to  serve the required hours at work.

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