Saturday, October 08, 2005
Night One
I saw a mouse.
Where?
There on the stair.
Where on the stair?
Actually, just past the stair, peeking out from under the cupboard door.
Night Two
Traps have been bought. Traps have been set. A trap has been sprung. First blood to man. The mouse is body-bagged and taken from the field.
Night Three
A trap is missing. Investigation reveals it is tight shut, two feet from where it had been placed. The conflict becomes something else: now we have a contest of wits.
And so it begins.
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I saw a mouse.
Where?
There on the stair.
Where on the stair?
Actually, just past the stair, peeking out from under the cupboard door.
Night Two
Traps have been bought. Traps have been set. A trap has been sprung. First blood to man. The mouse is body-bagged and taken from the field.
Night Three
A trap is missing. Investigation reveals it is tight shut, two feet from where it had been placed. The conflict becomes something else: now we have a contest of wits.
And so it begins.
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