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<collection name="&quot;Very Short Stories&quot;" copyright="Copyright (C) 2002 by Stefan Evert" source="http://www.schtepf.de/pages/stories.html">
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<story num="1" title="264" author="Stefan Evert">
<chapter num="1">
<p>
<s>
The	DT	the
constant	JJ	constant
hum	NN	hum
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
Toshiba	NP	Toshiba
DM-707/40	CD	<unknown>
fully	RB	fully
integrated	VBN	integrate
alarm-clock	NN	alarm-clock
mercilessly	RB	mercilessly
ended	VBD	end
Ed	NP	Ed
's	POS	's
sleep	NN	sleep
.	SENT	.
</s>
<s>
Rolling	VBG	roll
over	RP	over
to	TO	to
the	DT	the
side	NN	side
,	,	,
Ed	NP	Ed
uttered	VBD	utter
a	DT	a
plaintive	JJ	plaintive
sound	NN	sound
bearing	VBG	bear
a	DT	a
remote	JJ	remote
resemblance	NN	resemblance
to	TO	to
the	DT	the
American	JJ	American
equivalent	NN	equivalent
of	IN	of
``	``	``
yes	UH	yes
''	''	''
.	SENT	.
</s>
<s>
The	DT	the
Toshiba	NP	Toshiba
alarm-clock	NN	alarm-clock
decreased	VBD	decrease
the	DT	the
volume	NN	volume
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
hum	NN	hum
and	CC	and
projected	VBD	project
a	DT	a
bunch	NN	bunch
of	IN	of
figures	NNS	figure
on	IN	on
the	DT	the
ceiling	NN	ceiling
.	SENT	.
</s>
<s>
At	IN	at
the	DT	the
same	JJ	same
time	NN	time
,	,	,
a	DT	a

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him	PP	him
about	IN	about
today	NN	today
's	POS	's
work	NN	work
.	SENT	.
</s>
<s>
First	JJ	first
of	IN	of
all	DT	all
,	,	,
an	DT	an
accident	NN	accident
had	VBD	have
happened	VBN	happen
in	IN	in
a	DT	a
nuclear	JJ	nuclear
power	NN	power
station	NN	station
.	SENT	.
</s>
<s>
A	DT	a
two-page	NN	two-page
text	NN	text
gave	VBD	give
a	DT	a
summary	NN	summary
of	IN	of
what	WP	what
had	VBD	have
happened	VBN	happen
,	,	,
followed	VBN	follow
by	IN	by
the	DT	the
Government	NN	government
's	POS	's
official	JJ	official
explanation	NN	explanation
,	,	,
which	WDT	which
was	VBD	be
binding	VBG	bind
on	IN	on
him	PP	him
and	CC	and
all	DT	all
other	JJ	other
journalists	NNS	journalist
in	IN	in
the	DT	the
United	NP	United
Continents	NNS	continent
.	SENT	.
</s>
<s>
Ed	NP	Ed
listlessly	RB	listlessly
made	VBD	make
up	RP	up
the	DT	the
text	NN	text
,	,	,
being	VBG	being
careful	JJ	careful
not	RB	not
to	TO	to
contradict	VB	contradict
the	DT	the
governmental	JJ	governmental
edict	NN	edict
.	SENT	.
</s>
<s>
As	RB	as
soon	RB	soon
as	IN	as
he	PP	he
has	VBZ	have
finished	VBN	finish
,	,	,
he	PP	he
clicked	VBD	click
the	DT	the
Check	NP	Check
gadget	NN	gadget
,	,	,
thus	RB	thus
transferring	VBG	transfer
the	DT	the
text	NN	text
to	TO	to
the	DT	the
computer	NN	computer
system	NN	system
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
Department	NP	Department
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
Free	NP	Free
Press	NP	Press
,	,	,
where	WRB	where
its	PP$	its
contents	NNS	content
would	MD	would
automatically	RB	automatically
be	VB	be
compared	VBN	compare
to	TO	to
the	DT	the
edicts	NNS	edict
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
Government	NN	government
.	SENT	.
</s>

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fives	NNS	five
and	CC	and
sixes	NNS	six
,	,	,
interacting	VBG	interact
in	IN	in
their	PP$	their
lively	JJ	lively
manner	NN	manner
,	,	,
in	IN	in
fifties	NNS	fifty
,	,	,
thousands	NNS	thousand
,	,	,
tens	NNS	ten
of	IN	of
thousands	NNS	thousand
!	SENT	!
</s>
</p>
<p>
<s>
I	PP	I
looked	VBD	look
at	IN	at
my	PP$	my
watch	NN	watch
.	SENT	.
</s>
<s>
Beneath	IN	beneath
the	DT	the
thick	JJ	thick
layer	NN	layer
of	IN	of
bacteria	NNS	bacterium
in	IN	in
which	WDT	which
it	PP	it
was	VBD	be
coated	VBN	coat
,	,	,
I	PP	I
could	MD	could
barely	RB	barely
make	VB	make
out	RP	out
the	DT	the
digits	NNS	digit
of	IN	of
its	PP$	its
display	NN	display
.	SENT	.
</s>
<s>
Time	NN	time
continued	VBD	continue
to	TO	to
fly	VB	fly
relentlessly	RB	relentlessly
,	,	,
and	CC	and
there	EX	there
was	VBD	be
still	RB	still
no	DT	no
sign	NN	sign
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
person	NN	person
I	PP	I
longed	VBD	long
to	TO	to
see	VB	see
.	SENT	.
</s>
<s>
The	DT	the
break	NN	break
was	VBD	be
drawing	VBG	draw
to	TO	to
a	DT	a
close	NN	close
and	CC	and
I	PP	I
began	VBD	begin
to	TO	to
feel	VB	feel
uncomfortable	JJ	uncomfortable
.	SENT	.
</s>
</p>
<p>
<s>
I	PP	I
looked	VBD	look
out	RP	out
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
window	NN	window
.	SENT	.
</s>
<s>
In	IN	in
the	DT	the
garden	NN	garden
,	,	,
the	DT	the
bacteria	NNS	bacterium
were	VBD	be
frequently	RB	frequently
obscured	VBD	obscure
by	IN	by
menacingly	RB	menacingly
large	JJ	large
black	JJ	black
spots	NNS	spot
.	SENT	.
</s>