Lost and Found
Please describe the item as accurately as possible.
If uncertain, check all that apply.
? It was not an object
? It occurred briefly
? It may have belonged to someone else
? It was never in your possession
Date last seen:
approximately when you thought
you would become different.
Location:
near the sentence you did not finish
because it felt too final.
Condition upon disappearance:
intact, though increasingly hypothetical.
If the item emitted sound,
describe the sound.
If the sound was silence,
describe how long you listened
before mistaking it for peace.
Items commonly turned in include:
– misplaced convictions
– original opinions
– the courage to interrupt
– the correct version of a story
– an unnamed tenderness
wrapped in urgency
Please note:
we do not accept responsibility
for items that dissolved on inspection,
or for feelings that changed shape
once removed from context.
If the item was alive,
please specify whether it required feeding
or merely recognition.
If the item was a future,
indicate whether it arrived
ahead of schedule
or not at all.
Claims may be processed within
five to seven working eternities.
Unclaimed items will be archived
under General Human Error
and eventually redistributed
as intuition, regret, or art.
Before submitting, confirm:
? You are certain this thing existed
? You are prepared to receive it back
? You understand it may not recognize you
Signature: _______________________
Date:
now
or earlier, if necessary.
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