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Two Mice in a Black Box & the Deconstruction of Language

By Sakina B. Fakhri

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SCENE:  Two mice are trapped in a darkened box.  We cannot see in, they
cannot see out, and neither mouse can see the other.

Mouse 1:  aaaaa
Mouse 2:  aaaa
Mouse 1:  aaaaaa
Mouse 2:  aa aaaa

Five minutes later:

Mouse 1:  abcabbbc
Mouse 2:  aaabbbc bbab ccb
Mouse 1:  aaabbb

Twenty minutes later:

Mouse 1:  abghiiiigg
Mouse 2:  (silence)
Mouse 1:  kklmnnnnooo
Mouse 2:  (silence)
Mouse 1:  abbcc babbcc aaaaaaa
Mouse 2:  (silence)
Mouse 1:  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Mouse 2: (silence)

1 hour later:

Mouse 1:  (silence)
Mouse 2: (silence)

Mouse 1, finding he is eternally alone, kills himself.

Three hours later:

Mouse 2:  woieurionkln?
Mouse 1:  (silence)

Mouse 2 awakens from his nap, confused.

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