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The Bureau of Dreams to be Continued
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glass of water, he noticed a figure across the street. Standing. Watching.
A man in a gray hoodie.
Victor’s breath caught. He turned off the light. The figure didn’t move.
The next morning, Victor called in sick. He needed answers.
He returned to Midtown, retracing his steps from the day before. The idlers were still there; same spots, same faces. But now, they seemed to acknowledge him. One nodded. Another smiled, faintly.
He approached the man with the clipboard.
“What is this?” Victor asked.
The man’s smile widened. “You noticed. Most don’t.”
“Noticed what?”
“We’re the pause,” the man said. “The breath between the city’s sentences. The ones who wait while others rush.”
Victor blinked. “That’s not an answer.”
“It’s the only one you’ll get. For now.”