A mother and child walk into a store. The mother looks to her right and sees only one other customer, a woman with two children, seated in plastic chairs. She notes that the mom is tapping her foot anxiously as if she’s been waiting and the children look starved; a “no food or drink” sign is affixed directly above them.

To her left is a glass enclosed space with menacing black equipment hanging from the ceiling and walls. She wonders, has it ever fallen? A blue and grey blanket hangs at the back, in desperate need of a run through the washing machine. A plastic car sits in the corner and she wonders, when was the last time it was disinfected?

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