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Instructions for Using the Office Kitchen

T. Paper Jones Humor
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Step 1: Check if your mug is in the sink.

It is in the sink.

It is always in the sink.

You did not put it there.


Step 2: Check the microwave.

Someone has heated fish.

Do not ask who heated the fish.

You will never find out.


Step 3: There is no coffee.

There was coffee fifteen minutes ago.

You were in a meeting.

This is your fault.


Step 4: Refill the coffee.

Leave before it finishes

because someone is coming.

You can sense it.


Step 5: Return to your desk.

Eat lunch at your desk.

Dream of a kitchen that is clean.

This is the office. This is your life.

Thanks for using the kitchen.

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