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Backup Plan

Mike Berger

Squirreled away in his laboratory,
the professor went mad. Haunted
by delusions. He set about to
make a monster from dead parts.

Scavenging parts from a dozen
cadavers, with zeal he set about
his work. Slicing and dicing the
dead flesh, he put together a
grotesque creature.

He put the parts in all the wrong
places. The creature’s noses was
where it’s ear should be. It’s mouth
was vertical in the middle of its
forehead.

One arm protruded from its belly
button, the other from its fanny. He
put a foot where the neck should be.
When he finished, he attempted to
bring the creature to life.

He tried over and over but in vain.
The creature remained a large blob
of flesh. Totally dismayed, the
Professor had to default to his
backup plan.

Coating the creature with clear
epoxy resin, he gave it several
coats. He won international acclaim
as he displayed his statue in the
Museum of Modern Art.



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