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1| He didn't have any polish so he spit-shined the whole thing
2| until it gleamed like a [tomato on the vine][] that was begging
3| to be picked and thrown on some caprese. Death loved caprese.
4
5| He stood up to put the horn to his lips, trying to imagine
6| it was a woman he loved. He blushed as he realized how bad
7| [the metaphor was][]. He practiced anyway for six hours a day
8| in front of the mirror---what else to do with all the time?
9
10| Death looked at [himself in the mirror][] as he played, the trumpet
11| suspended in midair. _Damn vampire rules_, he thought.
12| He was always worried he might have [missed a spot][] while shaving
13| but he'd never know unless a stranger---he had no friends---
14| was kind enough. Not that he goes out anyway or meets people.
15
16| He started waking up late, staying in bed later.
17| He started thinking he was depressed. He never did eat
18| that caprese, and it started getting soggy, green spots
19| spreading on the mozzarella like bedsores. The sun
20| filtered through the [kitchen blinds like smoke][]. He had
21| to get out of the house. He decided to go to the arcade.
22
23| When he got there, it was empty except for a boy
24| [with dead eyes][]. So far so good, Death thought.
25| He was playing a first-person shooter, something violent.
26| Death walked past him and watched out of the corner
27| of his eye. The kid was good. Death decided
28| to congratulate him. He had his trumpet in his hand.
29
30[himself in the mirror]: moongone.html
31[with dead eyes]: big-dipper.html
32[tomato on the vine]: wallpaper.html
33[the metaphor was]: leaf.html
34[missed a spot]: january.html
35[kitchen blinds like smoke]: what-we-are-made-of.html