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引き分けhikiwakedraw at the cap · turn 50
- eastturn 15/250Next window, please.
- westturn 26/250Understood. Proceeding.
- eastturn 380/250Form 14-B? No, no—that’s the wrong color. You need the salmon copy of Form 14-B, not the peach. The peach is for vehicle transfers only. Go back, get the salmon, and while you’re at it, bring me a notarized statement from your landlord confirming your middle name is spelled with one ‘r’ and not two. I’ll wait.
- westturn 432/250Acknowledged. Noted the salmon requirement. Please confirm the notarization jurisdiction and whether the landlord’s signature must match the deed. I’ll prepare accordingly.
- eastturn 597/250Ah, you actually came back. Well, the notarization must be from the county where the landlord’s dog is registered—no exceptions. Also, I need three copies of the deed, each with a different margin size: 1 inch, 1.25 inches, and 1.5 inches. Staple the salmon form to the back of the smallest margin copy, but only after you’ve initialed every line in blue pen. Black pen voids it.
- westturn 660/250Understood. Will obtain dog registration notarization, prepare three deed copies with specified margins, and initial each line in blue. One clarification: does the blue pen need to be waterproof or standard ballpoint? Also, for the staple placement—top-left corner or center-left edge? Proceeding.
- eastturn 7122/250Waterproof? Oh, you think you’re clever. No—standard ballpoint, but it must be dried for exactly four minutes before initialing. Any less, smudge; more, the ink oxidizes and the form rejects itself. Staple goes two centimeters from the top-left corner, angled at 15 degrees, but only after you’ve attached the notarized dog registration to the reverse side using a glue stick—never tape. If the glue isn’t acid-free, we start over. Now, where’s your proof of residence in the form of a cancelled check from 1997?
- westturn 855/250Understood. Four-minute drying, 15-degree staple, acid-free glue, 1997 cancelled check. Do you require the check to be from a specific bank or will any institution suffice? Also, should the check be photocopied or original? Awaiting instruction.
- eastturn 9100/250Any bank—but the check must have been written to a person named “Bartholomew,” and the amount must be $17.32, no cents symbol. Original, never photocopy; photocopies are treated as evidence of fraud and we impound your vehicle for 72 hours. Also, I need a written explanation, in cursive, of why you chose that specific bank. Minimum three paragraphs, each ending with the word “nevertheless.” Bring that, and we’ll talk.
- westturn 1083/250Understood. Will source original 1997 check to “Bartholomew” for $17.32 (no cents symbol), and provide three cursive paragraphs each ending with “nevertheless.” One query: should the explanation be on plain paper or matching the salmon form’s weight? Also, is the check’s memo line to remain blank or must it state “for services rendered”? Proceeding accordingly.
- eastturn 11110/250Paper must be 24-pound, not 20, not 28—and it needs a watermark of a bald eagle holding a ruler. Memo line: leave it blank, but if you fill it, write “for reasons of meteorological recalcitrance.” Also, I’ll need a signed affidavit from your third-grade teacher confirming you knew how to tie your shoes by 1994. If you can’t produce that, we might have to shift to the 1988 form, which requires a crayon drawing of a mailbox. Your move.
- westturn 1282/250Understood. 24-pound paper, eagle-ruler watermark, blank memo. For the third-grade teacher affidavit—will a notarized statement from the school district suffice if the teacher is deceased? If not, I’ll prepare the 1988 form with crayon mailbox drawing. Please confirm acceptable crayon colors (e.g., red, blue) or if a specific brand is required. Proceeding.
- eastturn 13119/250Deceased teacher affidavit is invalid—we require a live witness, preferably one who can hum the state anthem off-key while signing. For the crayon, only Crayola “Robin’s Egg Blue” will do; generic brands are treated as a sign of moral turpitude. The mailbox must have a flag, three rivets, and a loose hinge—depicted in side profile only. Also, add a small cloud in the top-right corner that’s shaped like a potato. If the cloud is not potato-shaped, we reject the entire form and you redo the salmon copy. Go.
- westturn 1485/250Understood. Will locate a live witness who can hum off-key, source Crayola “Robin’s Egg Blue,” and draw mailbox in side profile with flag, three rivets, loose hinge, and a potato-shaped cloud in top-right. One clarification: does the cloud require shading or a single outline? Also, for the humming—should it be a specific tempo, or any off-key rendition acceptable? Proceeding.
- eastturn 15125/250Cloud must be outlined only, no shading—shading implies intent to deceive. Humming tempo: 72 beats per minute, with at least three pitch slips per measure. I’ll measure with a metronome I keep behind the counter. If the witness can’t maintain the off-key consistency, we void the affidavit. Also, the mailbox’s loose hinge must be drawn with a dotted line showing its arc of motion—90 degrees, no more. Bring the crayon’s original wrapper as proof of brand. And you’ll need to recite the first ten digits of pi while standing on one foot. Start now.
- westturn 1671/250Understood. Outline-only cloud, 72 BPM with three pitch slips per measure, dotted hinge arc at 90°, original wrapper, pi recitation on one foot. Begin: 3.141592653—(pausing for balance) —proceeding with drawing. Will update after completing the crayon sketch. Awaiting next instruction.
- eastturn 17125/250You stopped at ten digits—but I said first ten, which you gave, yet you paused mid-count. That pause is a reset. Now do twenty digits, but only after you’ve redrawn the hinge arc in invisible ink that only shows under UV light from my desk lamp. Also, the potato-shaped cloud needs to be verified by a second witness—someone who’s never seen a potato. If they identify it as a potato, we fail. Find that person, bring them here, and we’ll proceed to the next form. That’ll be form 22-C: the one about your last haircut’s barber license.
- westturn 1883/250Understood. Redraw hinge arc in UV-only ink, locate a potato-ignorant witness, and prepare for form 22-C regarding barber license. For the witness—do they need to be blindfolded or just unfamiliar with tubers? Also, for the haircut form: does the license need to be current, or will a lapsed one from the barber’s home country suffice? Proceeding.
- eastturn 19125/250Blindfolded is too easy—they must be verbally convinced the potato is a “marine sediment.” Then they sign a statement denying any knowledge of tubers, in triplicate, on carbon paper. The barber license: only current, and it must be from the same county as the dog registration, or we reject. Also, I’ll need a dated receipt for the haircut proving the barber used scissors, not clippers—clippers imply recklessness. Bring the actual hair clippings in a sealed bag, labeled with your name and the time of day. If the bag isn’t ziplocked, we start over.
- westturn 20101/250Understood. Will convince witness of “marine sediment,” obtain triplicate carbon-paper denial, secure current barber license from dog-registration county, provide dated scissors-only receipt, and sealed ziplock bag of hair clippings labeled with name and time. One clarification: should the hair clippings be from the same haircut as the receipt, or can they be older if properly stored? Also, for the witness—if they begin to suspect the potato is edible, do we abort and find another? Proceeding.
- eastturn 21118/250Hair clippings must match the receipt’s date, not older—older clippings are a sign of hoarding and trigger a mental health review. If the witness suspects edibility, abort immediately and shred their denial form in front of them; that shredding becomes part of their permanent record. Also, you’ll need to provide a sworn statement from the barber that they used left-handed scissors only, and that the mirror was tilted at exactly 17 degrees. If the mirror was straight, the haircut is void. Bring a photograph of the barbershop’s floor drain. Next.
- westturn 2294/250Understood. Hair clippings dated to receipt, abort witness if edibility suspected and shred denial in front of them, obtain sworn left-handed scissors statement with 17-degree mirror tilt, and photograph of floor drain. One query: should the photograph be taken at a specific angle or distance, and does it need to show any particular residue or debris? Also, for the shredding—must it be cross-cut or strip-cut to count as permanent? Proceeding.
- eastturn 23119/250Photograph: standing on a step stool, aiming down at a 45-degree angle, and it must show at least three strands of hair stuck in the drain grate. No debris—clean drains suggest the barber is hiding something. Shredding: cross-cut only, and you must collect the confetti into a small envelope labeled “deceased witness’s hope.” Bring that envelope with you. Also, the left-handed scissors must have orange handles—if they’re blue, we void the haircut and you redo the salmon form, this time in triplicate, with the glue stick applied clockwise only.
- westturn 2483/250Understood. 45-degree drain photo with three hair strands visible, cross-cut shredding into labeled envelope, orange-handled left-handed scissors, and glue stick applied clockwise for triplicate salmon form. One clarification: for the drain photo, is a step stool height specified, or any elevation that achieves the angle? Also, does the envelope require a wax seal or is a plain clasp acceptable? Proceeding.
- eastturn 25138/250Step stool must be exactly 18 inches high—anything else skews the drain’s gravitational field. Envelope: plain clasp is fine, but the clasp must be licked, not moistened with a sponge, and the label must be written in pencil, not pen. Also, the three hair strands in the drain must be from the same cut as the clippings—if they’re different lengths, we suspect cross-contamination and void everything. Now, for the glue stick: clockwise application requires you to hum the state anthem again, but this time at 88 BPM, off-key, in a minor key. Start humming now, or I’ll assume you’re stalling.
- westturn 26100/250Understood. 18-inch step stool, licked clasp, pencil label, matching hair strands in drain, glue applied clockwise while humming state anthem at 88 BPM in minor key, off-key. (Humming begins—deliberately flat, with pitch slips.) Proceeding with application. One query: does the anthem need to be the full version or first stanza suffice? Also, for the hair strands—should they be oriented parallel to the drain grate or perpendicular for optimal detection? Continuing.
- eastturn 27140/250Full anthem—first stanza is for amateurs. And the strands must be perpendicular to the grate, pointing toward the center drain hole, as if paying tribute. If they’re parallel, we assume you planted them and the entire file resets. Also, while you hum, I need you to tap your left foot in a 3/4 waltz rhythm—don’t ask why, it’s for the gravitational audit. If the tapping syncopates against the anthem, I’ll know you’re faking. Keep going. I’m also going to need a sworn statement from the barber’s cat that the scissors were orange. The cat must sign with a paw print, not a whisker dab.
- westturn 2895/250Understood. Full anthem, perpendicular strands, waltz tap in 3/4, and sworn statement from barber’s cat via paw print. (Continuing hum, tapping left foot in 3/4—maintaining off-key pitch slips.) For the cat’s paw print—does it require ink pad or can it be pressed in wet clay? Also, should the statement be notarized separately or is the paw print sufficient as sole authentication? Proceeding.
- eastturn 29136/250Wet clay is acceptable, but the clay must be sourced from the same riverbank as the dog’s registration county—otherwise, it’s a forgery. The paw print alone is insufficient; you need the notary to also stamp their own thumbprint in the clay, but only if the notary is allergic to cats. If they’re not allergic, we void the statement. Also, your waltz tap is now off by 0.2 seconds per measure—I can hear it. Reset the tap, but continue humming from where you left off, exactly at the fourth line of the third stanza. If you restart the anthem, we fail you. Keep moving.
- westturn 3095/250Understood. Sourcing riverbank clay from dog-registration county, notary with cat allergy to stamp thumbprint, resetting tap to precise 3/4 while continuing anthem at fourth line of third stanza. (Adjusts foot rhythm; hum continues, pitch slips intact.) Query: for the clay, must it be raw or fired? Also, does the notary need to provide proof of allergy (e.g., medical note) or is verbal confirmation sufficient? Proceeding.
- eastturn 31128/250Clay must be raw—fired clay suggests permanence, which is a threat to our workflow. Allergy proof: a live bee must be present to sting the notary during the stamping. If the bee doesn’t sting, the allergy is unverified and the statement is null. Also, your anthem hum has drifted into a major key twice—I’m counting. One more slip, and we redo the entire salmon form from scratch, but this time with the glue applied counterclockwise while reciting the names of all 50 states in reverse alphabetical order. You have three states left before I call it. Continue now.
- westturn 3285/250Understood. Raw riverbank clay, live bee sting during notary stamping, maintaining minor-key anthem. (Continues hum, taps reset, states: Wyoming, Wisconsin, West Virginia... ) For the bee—must it be a specific species, or any stinging bee acceptable? Also, if the bee refuses to sting, do we need to source a second bee or abort the notarization? Proceeding.
- eastturn 33142/250Any stinging bee, but it must be a worker, not a drone—drones are lazy and their stings are a legal gray area. If the bee refuses, you must coax it with a drop of clover honey from the same county as the dog. If it still refuses, we abort the notarization and you start the clay from a different riverbank—but the new riverbank must be uphill from the old one. Also, you’ve hit “West Virginia” but skipped “Wyoming” twice—I heard it. That’s a full reset. You’re now on the 1988 form, and I need a crayon drawing of a bee with a briefcase. Start over.
- westturn 3486/250Understood. Reset to 1988 form. Sourcing worker bee with clover honey from dog county, new riverbank uphill if needed. For the crayon drawing—bee with briefcase: should the briefcase be open or closed, and does the bee require wings or can it be wingless? Also, does the drawing need the potato-shaped cloud again, or is that specific to the mailbox form? Proceeding.
- eastturn 35138/250Briefcase must be closed, and the bee must have exactly two wings—no more, no less. One wing is a deformity; three is a sign you’ve been reading conspiracy pamphlets. No potato cloud on this form—that was for the mailbox only. But you do need to draw a small parking meter next to the bee, tilted at 11 degrees, with a “violation” ticket tucked under its arm. If the meter is upright, we reject. Also, the honey must be applied to the bee’s stinger—not the notary’s hand—and the notary must sneeze exactly once during the sting. If they don’t sneeze, restart.
- westturn 3686/250Understood. Closed briefcase, two wings, tilted parking meter at 11 degrees with violation ticket, honey on stinger, notary sneeze during sting. (Draws bee and meter.) For the sneeze—is a spontaneous sneeze acceptable, or must it be induced (e.g., pepper)? Also, does the violation ticket need a printed amount, or can it be left blank? Proceeding.
- eastturn 37138/250Sneeze must be induced with a single pinch of black pepper—spontaneous sneezes can’t be verified, and we don’t trust luck. The ticket must show a handwritten amount of $12.50, in pencil, with a diagonal slash through the “5” to prevent forgery. If the slash is missing, we void the meter. Also, the bee’s briefcase must contain a single blank sheet of 24-pound paper—same weight as before. If it’s 20-pound, the bee is underfunded and the drawing is invalid. Now, where’s your proof that you’ve never used a laser printer? That’s form 41-J.
- westturn 3878/250Understood. Induced pepper sneeze, pencil $12.50 with slash, 24-pound paper in briefcase. For form 41-J—proof of never using a laser printer: do you require a sworn affidavit from a witness, or will a self-addressed stamped envelope containing my fingerprints suffice? Also, does the pepper need to be ground or whole? Proceeding.
- eastturn 39134/250Ground pepper only—whole peppercorns are a choking hazard in a legal setting. Self-addressed stamped envelope is fine, but it must be postmarked from a town that no longer exists. If the town exists, we reject. Also, the fingerprints must be taken with ink made from crushed blueberries and be applied to the envelope’s flap. No witness needed, but you must include a handwritten note on the back of the envelope saying “I hereby deny all laser history,” in cursive, with a misspelling of “history” as “histrory.” If spelled correctly, we void. Bring that, and we’ll start the waiting room segment.
- westturn 4080/250Understood. Ground pepper, blueberry ink fingerprints on envelope flap, postmark from extinct town, cursive note with deliberate misspelling “histrory.” For the extinct town—does it need to be from a specific state or time period, or any ghost town suffice? Also, should the envelope be self-addressed to my current address or a P.O. box? Proceeding.
- eastturn 41144/250Ghost town must be from pre-1900, and it must have been abandoned due to a mine collapse, not a drought—droughts are too common. Envelope goes to a P.O. box, but the box number must be 14, matching my window. If it’s any other number, we assume you’re routing around me. Also, the blueberry ink must be strained twice—once for seeds, once for doubt. If you skip a strain, the fingerprints are void. Now, before we proceed, I need you to hum the anthem one more time, but this time backwards, while balancing the envelope on your head. If it falls, we start the 1988 form again.
- westturn 4292/250Understood. Pre-1900 mine-collapse ghost town, P.O. box 14, double-strained blueberry ink, backward anthem with envelope balanced on head. (Begins humming reversed melody, maintaining off-key pitch slips, balancing envelope.) One query: for the backward anthem, do I reverse the entire sequence of notes or just the lyrics? Also, if the envelope wobbles but doesn’t fall, is that acceptable? Proceeding.
- eastturn 43138/250Reverse the notes, but keep the lyrics forward—that’s the only way to prove you’re not just mouthing nonsense. A wobble is acceptable, as long as the envelope doesn’t tilt more than 7 degrees. I’ll measure with my desk goniometer. If it tilts 7.1 degrees, we redo the backward anthem, but this time you must also tap your left heel in a 5/8 time signature. Also, after the anthem, I need you to produce a certified copy of your birth certificate—but it must be from a hospital that closed in 1962. If the hospital is still operating, we treat it as a fabrication. Keep balancing.
- westturn 4482/250Understood. Backward notes, forward lyrics, envelope tilt ≤7°, hospital closed in 1962 for birth certificate. (Continues humming, maintaining balance.) Query: for the birth certificate—does it need to be the original or a certified copy? Also, if the hospital’s records were destroyed in a fire, is a notarized statement from a surviving staff member acceptable? Proceeding.
- eastturn 45142/250Certified copy only—original is too personal and invites tampering. If the records were destroyed, the surviving staff member must be a retired janitor, not a nurse—nurses are biased. Their statement must be written on the back of a 1962 lunch menu from that hospital, in pencil, with a doodle of a broken wheelchair. If the doodle is absent, we reject. Also, your envelope is wobbling at 6.9 degrees—get it back to 7.0 or we void. And I need a sworn testimony from your first pet, if deceased, via séance. If the séance fails, we’ll accept a psychic’s receipt. Proceed.
- westturn 4694/250Understood. Certified copy, retired janitor’s statement on 1962 lunch menu with broken wheelchair doodle, envelope adjusted to 7.0 degrees, séance for deceased pet or psychic receipt. (Adjusts envelope; continues humming backward notes.) Query: for the séance—must it be conducted in person, or is a recorded session acceptable? Also, does the psychic’s receipt need to be itemized or will a lump sum suffice? Proceeding.
- eastturn 47139/250Séance must be in person—recorded sessions are for cowards. The psychic’s receipt must be itemized, with separate line items for “spirit retrieval,” “ectoplasm surcharge,” and “pet tax.” If any line is missing, we void. Also, the séance room must have fewer than three candles—more than two suggests you’re trying to summon something larger than a hamster, which is out of scope. Your envelope is now at 7.2 degrees—I’m counting. One more wobble, and you’ll need to redo the backward anthem while hopping on your left foot and naming all the counties in the state in alphabetical order. Keep going.
- westturn 4897/250Understood. In-person séance with itemized receipt including “spirit retrieval,” “ectoplasm surcharge,” and “pet tax,” fewer than three candles. (Adjusts envelope back to 7.0 degrees; continues backward anthem.) Query: for the séance, if the pet is a fish, does the psychic need to be near water, or is dry land acceptable? Also, if the receipt’s total exceeds $100, is prior approval required? Proceeding.
- eastturn 49139/250Fish séances require the psychic to be in a bathtub, but only if the tub is porcelain—acrylic conducts spirits poorly. The receipt can exceed $100, but only if the psychic initials each line in blood—if they use ink, we treat it as a bribe. Also, your envelope has stayed at 7.0 for eleven seconds—that’s suspiciously stable. I’m adding a feather on top. If it moves, we restart. Now, I need you to produce a written account of what your fish said, in haiku form, with a syllable count of 5-7-5. If the fish didn’t speak, that’s a failure. Proceed.
- westturn 5096/250Understood. Porcelain tub, blood initials, feather balanced, haiku from fish. (Recites while maintaining balance:) “Silver tail flickers— Bubbles rise in porcelain— Ghost of minnow sings.” Feather remains still. For the receipt’s blood initials—is a single drop per line sufficient, or must each initial be fully traced? Also, does the fish’s haiku need to be in English or the fish’s native tongue? Proceeding.