To Whom It May Concern,

Dear Reader, I wish I could tell you that you're going to survive this. But then I would have failed or succeeded in the Impossible. It would mean that you would walk away from this letter unchanged. Oh the letter would stay, the words the same, dull and lifeless. But you my friend, if I may, will have lost or gained. What it is that will have crossed you in profit or deficit, will depend entirely on your Mental Bank.

Accounts vary like that. Some take in a little something and walk away with a lot. Others find that something, and treat it all the same, like a sack of garbage to toss. Having already picked this up, and entered this far, the meter at the teller is ringing you up...

"Credit or Debit?"

Funny how those terms used to mean exactly that; now they're both in the negative:

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"Credit or Debit??"

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"Would you like a bag with that?"

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I trust you have a healthy Mental Bank Account.

Gold standard.

Sincerely yours,

On Paper

09.25.2023

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