could use magic
but he doesn't.
The end goal
is simple; evolution
is the stratagem.
But this Rube
Goldberg device
(by definition)
is elaborate—so
the instructions
come slow
on an old record
that sounds bad.
The tragic shows
are also the most riveting,
according to
the marketing department.
But you—all alone now
in your home,
with internet, fear,
and a phone—
what are you supposed
to make out of that?