Book 2 of 16
Calling out of work
A whole day, written off. Reasons that survive being repeated back to you by somebody who is writing them down.
1002 verses across 33 chapters
A reading
- 1 Somebody has to take a person to a place and it's me Unverifiable
- 2 I have to stay for one more test Plausible
- 3 I've been told to rest and I'm doing exactly what I was told Unverifiable
- 4 My blood pressure did something at the pharmacy and now there's paperwork Concerning
- 5 My finger is stuck in something and I'd rather not say what Not reassuring
- 6 I fainted this morning and I've been advised to sit down Unverifiable
- 7 I'm in a waiting room and they've stopped calling names Unverifiable
- 8 I've done something to my knee and stairs are now a negotiation Plausible
- 9 I've got a splinter in a place that has made this a whole morning Unverifiable
- 10 I've been sent home and I'm not going to argue with it Unverifiable
- 11 I can walk but I can't do it at any speed Unverifiable
- 12 The appointment ran over and then it ran over again Plausible
- 13 I've come out in something and I'm having it looked at Unverifiable
- 14 I've cut myself and I'm not going to be useful for a bit Unverifiable
- 15 I have to go sit with a family member for a medical thing Plausible
- 16 The dentist has found something and wants me back this afternoon Unverifiable
- 17 I have to fast until eleven and I'm not safe to be around Concerning
- 18 I've burned my hand and it's the hand I use Unverifiable
Where the rest of them are
- The Dwelling80
- Animals Have Plans71
- The Mid-Century Register68
- Fragments67
- Officialdom61
- The Treachery of Objects60
- The Office51
- The Uncanny44
- The Job Itself41
- Weather and Calendar38
- Small Disasters26
- Lapses of Mind24
- Cars, and How They Decline23
- Things Meant to Be Relaxing23
- Machines and Their Schedules22
- Relatives22
- Waiting Rooms20
- The Unwell20
- Reasons to Be at Home20
- Small Financial Emergencies20
- Elsewhere20
- Sounds You Cannot Locate20
- People Who Cannot Drive Themselves19
- The Ceiling18
- The Body Malfunctioning18
- Hours That Go Missing18
- The Yard17
- The Street15
- The Kitchen14
- Errands14
- Other People12
- The Journey In10
- Coursework6
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