engine room · 06 · slowly turning
the meter
a long needle finds the right number, loses it again. five small wheels have agreed on a long story whose subject is electricity and whose object is no one.
when the dynamo takes a breath the last digit edges forward; when the upstairs sleeps it pauses, considering. it is the only honest accountant in the building.
field-note · 042175. yesterday: 042169. the rest of the column has been folded over.