three times around in the revolving door then out into a great green Astroturf rumpus room a gold rotary phone rings hardwired string
holds down a shiny red balloon unmistakably the one from the movie kid voices speak French while German subtitles appear on the wall below
a picture of a painting of a cow jumping over the moon bolted down securely against gravity in the lobby of Denny’s Grand Slam breakfast dish runs away with the spoon
to one corner where three little Jerry bears rest breaking briefly between songs and dancing around correspondingly colorful musical plastic stacking chairs
on the turf two little kittens recently removed from mother suckling the thumbs of two little mittens grandmother knit strung together forever dangling
the little toy house hinged-roof opens to reveal a young mouse anthropomorphically typecast as if Stuart Little sounds like Michael J Fox
atop the coffee table a Hair Club for Men member’s clogged comb and brush triangulate with a not too hot not too cold just right bowl of mush
everywhere stars fill the air with good night noises no need to say goodnight socks walk away and it’s OK if nobody’s there at 7:00 except
that intimidating librarian looking old lady saying in a near whispering hush this is NPR’s Morning Edition I’m Bob Edwards
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