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Callahan, Daniel

"Any Coincidence Is"

Eventually,
they found themselves at Popeye's pub, where they had a sandwich and a
few beers, and decided to kill the rest of the evening with a movie.
After a short walk, they saw the marquee, which read: "BRIDE, GHOULS, &
PLAN 9!" Rhonda seemed to have noticed it first, taking Julia's hand
and leading her toward the theater.

10. The Second Phase
"There was a point to this story, but it has temporarily escaped the
chronicler's mind."
-- Douglas Adams, "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"

"Well done!" the Lab Coat Man exclaimed, rubbing his eyes and replacing
the pen in his coat pocket, "Very well done! Not many subjects have
been able to answer our comprehensive questionnaire in under three
hours."
Prof. Sigger forced a smile to his drawn face. "I take it most people
are reluctant to answer your questions without knowing how and why they
arrived in a place like this." The room, like the holding area, was
also concrete, although this section looked more like an office than a
jail.
"That long haired fellow," the Lab Coat Man confided, "we pulled him
out of a urinal.


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