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Sealed ContainersText within this block will maintain its original spacing when published—So how are we going to get out of here?—Why do you repeat my questions?—I don’t repeat your questions.—You repeated my question about getting out of here.—We need a plan.—I can’t think of anything.—Let’s think of three ways to get out of here and pick thebest one.—Okay, let’s do it. Let’s find three ways to get outof here.—Okay. You go first.—You go first.—Are you back to repeating?—I thought you should think of an idea first.—My idea was you go first, and then you repeated whatI said.—Let’s try to yell.—Yell? Why not pick something we could use?—Yelling is an idea we could use.—We tried it before; it didn’t work.—Maybe it will work if we try again?—Okay.—So idea number one is yelling. Do you have a suggestionfor idea number two?—No.—You answered too quickly.—I answered quickly because there are no ideas.—How about banging on the side? Maybe someone willhear us if we bang on the side.—If they didn’t hear us yell, why would they hear us bang?It doesn’t make any sense.—Number one is yelling and number two is banging on theside. Do you have any suggestions for idea number three?—Yes.—Yes?—I said yes. You don’t need to repeat it.—What’s your suggestion?—We sit here. We do nothing.—That means we’ll die. You’re not trying.—There’s nothing to try.—We just … need a plan.—We don’t have a choice.—Of course we do.—Don’t you know what’s going to happen?—I don’t want to think about it.—In an attempt to survive we will eat our own fectes anddrink our own urine.—Please.—Next we will claw at each other’s eyes and bite at eachother’s flesh. There will be blood. We will no longer beable to see.—Please. Stop.—You will be yelling and banging on the side. No one willhear. I will sit and wait. We will pass out before we takeour final breaths. Our decaying bodies will fill the placewith a stench that neither of us will smell.—Will maggots form?—I don’t know. Probably.Excerpt from The Purpose Pitch by Kathryn Mockler (Mansfield Press, 2015)Support Send My Love to Anyone
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