Middle American Gothic

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• You’ve heard of mountains, but everything around you is flat. You don’t believe. 
• It’s summer. You must park in the shade or you will die. You drive for hours, searching for a space. You forget what day it is.
• Thin clouds cover the entire sky. You can make out the shape of the sun. You are staring at it. Your eyes aren’t burning. Everything looks the same.
• Your brother swears he met a democrat once. You’re not sure if you believe him. You don’t have a brother.
• You’re in a place where the buildings are close together. Everyone pretends it’s downtown, everyone pretends this is a city. You don’t say anything. You know the truth.
• You’re in a mall. You decide to leave. You walk through the exit. You’re in a mall. You decide to leave. You walk through the exit. You’re in a mall.