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Dreamtime: Lockdown

Nighttime never ends; the cold rain enforcing the quarantine choking our city. Sleep comes in bursts, the day-bed perched in the side room upstairs from the nightclub... my ship, rolling in dreams, the only sounds, giggling, and the mechanical dishwasher... the slope through the room littered with dirty dishes and hard glances. My job, the dishwasher, a bastion of nobility amid ruined lives and shattered hope, what could be... a doorknob twist away. Sunday March 29th 2020

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Date: 3/12/2021 8:25:00 PM
Yes, with lock-down, the ticking of the clock is all you hear. It is eat, sleep and stare at the wall. Get creative, every once in a while. Keep twisting that doorknob, you will see normal soon. I am hoping so, anyway. :) Brandy
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Date: 3/29/2020 10:11:00 AM
Urgent ... it is just a door knob away...I like how you expressed yourself
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