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Designated Driver

they're
doing dishes
at 2:43 a.m.

rinsing
out
water
glasses
for
drinking

'can you taste the whiskey in this?'

'i can
sorta
taste
it'

'it's really
smooth.'

(radio
signals
in the
delicate
hours
of daybreak)

'wanna
play cards?'

'what game?'

'whatever you
wanna
play.'

(shadows
tongue and
squirm on
quiet
whitewall)

'this pack's
missing a
card'

'yeah, a
queen of hearts'

'we can
play without
it.'

(it'll
be
light outside,
soon)

'yeah. let's play without
it.'

it's
almost
3 a.m.
now

the dishes
are
done.

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