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The Drone Continues

Dis-Ease

    The drone camera stops, taking in the scene: a drone missile has destroyed yet another stone hut out in the middle of nowhere. Everything is debris; beyond that, there is nothing: a wasted land. A man covered in blood and scraps of clothing limps through the wreckage, searching among the scorched stones. Spotting something, he bends over. His hand reaches out. The camera zooms in. He holds a child’s leg, the foot still encased by a black, white-laced shoe. The camera zooms out. The man straightens, pulling the stump free. There’s the distant, pixilated suggestion of trailing muscles, veins and ligaments, but you’d never be sure. He stands motionless. A long time passes. Maybe he is thinking. His back is to the camera; his head is bowed. When he does finally turn, the camera zooms in again. There’s jubilance and a glimmer of a tear in his eye. He has not dropped the thing he holds. He delivers the line: “Thank you. We are free.” Cheers in the control room; sighs across a nation. Families resume dinners, children safe from harm. The drama is over, so the drone continues.



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