#43: The Office

We like to think our shared philosophies — about A Decent Land — are key to our survival, and eventual arrival. In truth, we’re bound by admin; ugly ribbons of red tape. The paperwork is processed by The Office, built to satisfy an unrelenting avalanche of bureaucratic records. At a rate of fifteen documents per minute, average filers manage heaps of forms, receipts and warrants, which they sort with ease. A free, but painful, medical procedure grafts an extra limb between the shoulder blades of volunteers, like myself. With a third hand — of sorts — efficiency increases; I can file twenty docs per minute, when I’m tired. The sugars of six energy remedies course throughout my veins, allowi...View all