Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Poor John Mobius

John is driving on the highway to meet his wife at work

He sees a spot of road construction ahead of him

He shifts lanes to avoid construction

He ends up behind a dump truck carrying gravel

Pieces of gravel fall off the top of the truck

The gravel bounces fast and high off of the road

A piece falls on John’s windshield

It splinters, cracks, shatters

John loses control and consciousness

He wakes up in the hospital

His wife is sitting beside him

She says that when he lost control the car drove off of a bridge

In the ensuing destruction, traffic below destroyed the bridge supports

It was a miracle John survived

He was almost entirely unharmed physically

The city has been rebuilding the bridge since the accident

It is almost repaired

Because of his accident John is extremely skittish

He is unable to hold a job

His wife must work to support them both

She takes a job farther north that pays better

The job is far more stressful than her last

She resents him for not working

John feels badly for being unable to work

He decides to surprise his wife for lunch

He knows he shouldn’t drive but gets in his old car anyhow

John is driving on the highway to meet his wife at work

He sees a spot of road construction ahead of him

He shifts lanes to avoid construction

He ends up behind a dump truck carrying gravel

Pieces of gravel fall off the top of the truck

The gravel bounces fast and high off of the road

A piece falls on John’s windshield

It splinters, cracks, shatters

John loses control and consciousness

He wakes up in the hospital

His wife is sitting beside him

She says that when he lost control the car drove off of a bridge

In the ensuing destruction, traffic below destroyed the bridge supports

It was a miracle John survived

He was almost entirely unharmed physically

The city has been rebuilding the bridge since the accident

It is almost repaired

Because of his accident John is extremely skittish

He is unable to hold a job

His wife must work to support them both

She takes a job farther north that pays better

The job is far more stressful than her last

She resents him for not working

John feels badly for being unable to work

He decides to surprise his wife for lunch

He knows he shouldn’t drive but gets in his old car anyhow

John is driving on the highway to meet his wife at work

He sees a spot of road construction ahead of him

He shifts lanes to avoid construction

He ends up behind a dump truck carrying gravel

Pieces of gravel fall off the top of the truck

The gravel bounces fast and high off of the road

A piece falls on John’s windshield

It splinters, cracks, shatters

John loses control and consciousness

He wakes up in the hospital

His wife is sitting beside him

She says that when he lost control the car drove off of a bridge

In the ensuing destruction, traffic below destroyed the bridge supports

It was a miracle John survived

He was almost entirely unharmed physically

The city has been rebuilding the bridge since the accident

It is almost repaired

Because of his accident John is extremely skittish

He is unable to hold a job

His wife must work to support them both

She takes a job farther north that pays better

The job is far more stressful than her last

She resents him for not working

John feels badly for being unable to work

He decides to surprise his wife for lunch

He knows he shouldn’t drive but gets in his old car anyhow

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