Keys to a New World

Contributor: Pranas Perkunas - - I opened the door one morning to a new world. For the first time, the homeless cats weren’t crying; they asked me if I was hungry. The neighbors' demented dogs refrained from barking against their too-short leashes; instead, they sang sumptuous strains of ancient mermaid songs. I arrived late for work, but my normally severe manager just laughed, clicked his heels, and crooned this little ditty, Here's a check that should tide you over for a few million lifetimes or so; you can stay and groove with us, or you can happily go. I surveyed the scene behind him, which consisted chiefly of a bevy of my now-lovely co-workers, their collective youth restored, and their formerly unfortunate features reformed to fit their individual tastes. An Asian, cosplay princess shining among the others beckoned to...
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