Renovation of a Finite Apartment
ShortStory 2,678 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"Truth be told, I have not done much with the entryway. It keeps up appearances. I am told it is a perfectly acceptable facsimile of a standard human receiving room. My handlers nod approvingly when I sit them on its low velvet cushions and shallow couch to serve them tea and finger-snacks. They take at least one small bite of everything, testing, polite."
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