The next morning, one of our colleagues refuses to press her buttons. “What do you mean, refuse?” the supervisor asks. “I refuse,” the temp says again. “Refuse how?” “I refuse vehemently.” Harold gives me a look, mouths uh-oh. “Vehemently?” the supervisor repeats, eyes bulging. “At the very most, I refuse vehemently. At the very least, I refuse firmly. Firmly like a good mattress.” “And on what grounds?” “Which grounds where?” “On what grounds do you refuse firmly, like a good mattress?” “Not on grounds, on clouds.” “What kind of clouds?” “Moral ones,” our colleague says. “I refuse on moral
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