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Alien creatures in suits ride a subway with a man.

Even arachnids dress casually for funerals, apparently.

Strange flesh globe dreams under the summer sun.

Cross-filed under Waiting Room and Nested Cavities, per protocol.

Four long-haired men pose before a concrete wall.

Wild thunder, caged beside a sleeping afternoon.

Women in bikinis practice CPR on a beach mannequin.

Exit sign, clock, booth, condiments, plate, cups, man, creature.

Third filing this quarter. Awaiting sign-off from Dept. 7.

Monitor, keyboard, stamp, hand sanitizer, tentacles, flag, pen.

Status held at review. Non-human desk has processed worse.

The suction cups have not been painted yet.

Cold scales behind glass, waiting on human tides.

Even the centipede showed up before the fish did.

Bat, cleats, socks, mitt, chain-link, three spectators, dirt.

Clock, flag, number A37, clipboard, collar tag, ceiling tile, computer monitor, stamp, waiting applicants, sign.