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the boy calls over a taxi with a feeble wave of his hand

he climbs into the vehicle and directs the driver where to go

after the boy reaches his destination and leaves the taxi, 

the driver twists around to check the backseat - just in case

the boy had left a brand new laptop, marked with a tiny sticky-note

the driver rolls down the window and tries to call the boy back

but he has already disappeared

the driver shrugs and drives off, not giving a care

little does he know the boy's fate

in what is now

thirty-six minutes.

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