Young people in shiny purple satin sashes direct new students to their various destinations; crocodiles of shy jean-wearers following beauty kings and queens to get identity cards and sign their lives away.
I need to find a lecture theatre, the address is in a special code, I ask some sash-wearers but they need to be pre-programmed with a destination - they don't just know where things are. I can't decide whether this is dispiriting or exciting - this warren of buildings is forever unknowable?
I passed NewBestFriend Crunchy in the student ocean we were waving (or drowning) at each other - I called to see if she could take a break but she yelled back that she was on a fire drill and I had to go and be introduced to twenty million libraries.
Shuntaro Tanikawa.
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If the shiny purple satin sash people are of limited use, I suggest a GPS device with a "breadcrumb" feature to find your way out again.
ReplyDeleteI've been unwinding thread as I go but your solution is probably better
DeleteHorribly confusing! But by the time you've earned your "dorky hat" you'll be an expert at telling others where to go.
ReplyDeletePlease send drawing of 'dorky hat'
DeleteDon't know how to send drawing, but it's a mortar board, worn by graduands.
DeleteDon't know how to send drawing, but it's a mortar board, worn by graduands.
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