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Re: Archival Murphy's Lae



This morning you unwrap that white button down that Santa brought.  It
cracks as you unfold it and it slides over your torso like a vest of plate
mail.  The snappy tie nestled not so cozily against your adams  apple.  Yes
THAT tie.  The one that provoked the "evil" Trustee to clatter, "I like the
cut of your jib, young man" the last year you wore it.  You could be
struttin' on Wall St. instead of through the stacks.

"BRIIIIINGAHHH"

The loading dock door sounds warning.

"BRIIIINGAHHH"

You check you schedule, the day is empty except for the late afternoon
meeting with the Big Cheese (Early Baby Boomer Big on Decorum - Hence the
White Shirt and Tie).

"BRIIIINGAHH"

You leap to your feet and go to the dock. The door scrolls up and the
morning sun reflects off of your shirt and makes the UPS dude squint.

"Please Sign" it is commanded.
Of course you must.

The UPS dream van (which you want for your own collection pick-ups) scooters
away.  The door scrolls back down.

Ten boxes (Land-O-Fruit Growers, Florida), no return address.

Carefully the pen knife slices into the first seal, the flaps are lifted
only to reveal your worst nightmare.

No. not a human head, (how would you accession that anyway?), not
photocopies of the 1992 Cleveland White Pages "P's", even worse....

RED ROT! RED ROT! RED ROT! everywhere!

The next day you go back to your jeans and "Curators Put It on Display, and
Make it Last," t-shirt.

Happy Saturday

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