Pygmy

For official record, no brother. No yet adopted. No official. Perhaps no never.

Continued along parade, this agent respond over own shoulder, say, “Most honored lady…” Continue parade, say, “Are you no already vessel for reproductive seed of Mang?”

From behind, fading in distant, lady delegate say, “It’s okay. I went to the school nurse…” Receding more faint, say, “I got those morning-after plan B pills…”

Within mind of operative me, in secret this agent keep say,… tin, titanium, tungsten…

Pig dog brother, lady delegate Haiti, both remain abandoned in trail of operative me.

Small parade arrive aisle fifteen, wall of packages stacked mothballs for extracting napthalene. Vast array bottle milk of magnesia to yield magnesium hydroxide. Infinite selection alum for aluminum sulfate. Ammonia combined water for ammonium hydroxide. Carbolic acid for phenol. Borax for distill sodium borate. Ingredients massed necessary all component of science fair project.

Execution Operation Havoc. Massive debacle.

Next now, voice say, female voice say from behind, “Congratulations, comrade.” Revealed as voice operative Magda, at helm large basket crafted silver wire, roll atop wheels. Magda commence select chrome alum, deposit interior basket, say, “You demonstrate superior mental brilliance.”

Magda continue select vinegar, effective source ingredient acetic acid, place bottle vinegar within wheel basket, say, “You rescue a handful ridiculous, silly American children…” Say, “So soon we may kill millions…”

Quote, “Whoever looks at America will see: the ship is powered by stupidity, corruption, or prejudice.”

Tibor approach, limb arm hoisting basket munitions, baking soda, corn syrup, chlorine bleach. Drill focus glower eye upon face skin this agent, Tibor say, “Such crafty agent to deserve much lauded.” Fashion Tibor hand shape Beretta semiautomatic, index finger as thirty-five-millimeter barrel. Comrade aim flesh weapon direction skull sutures operative me.

Say Tibor, “Comrade, perhaps best revisit mental narrative operative Pavel.” Say, “Always most-bright fire first to be extinguish.” Same now, Tibor discharge pretend pistol, eject fictitious bullet so feign expunge gray meatloaf this agent.

Pantomime so suggest operative me how easily erased.

Dispatch Twentieth

Begins here twentieth account of operative me, agent number 67, most recent exited public mass transportation routed XXXXXX. Deposited industrial park XXXXXX. Made lengthy parade so arrive private facility performing research contracted United States federal department of XXXXXX. Specific purpose to abscond taking top security samples XXXXXX.

For official record, during conveyance aboard public vehicle, simultaneous host cat sister apply paint color black upon face skin of operative me, this agent espousing profound truths presented revered French demographer Alfred Sauvy, make sermon how modern world struggle between corrupt degenerate menace of capitalism and the noble socialist, battling for control or rescue of the i

Ear of cat sister tuned attentive, host sister apply finger rubbing black paint about face skin of this agent, sister accept political truths declared Sauvy in 1952. Top celebrated missive titled “Three Worlds, One Planet.”

Weapon of operative me, constrained turgid within trouser this agent.

Heralding voice of operative me, loudly vociferate how all wealthy nations i

Manifesto presented so bold.

Chin jawbone of this agent tilted high in courage defiant. Await agreement.

Cat sister smooth paint upon stilled lips of operative me. Skin of this agent stiff from dry paint. Stroke smooth, massage. Gentle circle. Greased finger lick infinite tiny licks. Slippery sister finger slide width of this agent heated forehead.

Succulent fragrant bosom so nearby. Host sister touching with fingertip, say, “You know, you have the prettiest eyes…”

Head of operative me, neck rotate so able visible own eyeballs reflection upon interior night window. Window of public vehicle reveal merely this agent, blotted black, eye sunk deep within black paint.

Host sister fingertipping lip of this agent, cat sister say, “It’s too bad you’re going to be my brother…”

Seated captain of public conveyance halt vehicle, activate door so becomes unhealed in metal wall, decree through amplified microphone, say, “End of the line.” Say, “All mimes please disembark.”

During host sister and this agent exit conveyance, vehicle captain offer hand containing ink pen. Offer hand clenched tablet blank paper pages. Say, “You’re the kid who killed that crazy motherfucker.” Captain say, “Do you mind if I get your autograph?”

Traversing dark environment en route destination, surrounded mating cry cricket, croak of bulls frog, lecture this agent concerning France missive entitled Le Defi Americain. How admonish intellectual elite over ma

Current now doing pilgrimage perimeter industry park, bordered fence linked chain. Navigate thick darkness. Tread macadam roadway empty of vehicle, approach distant building constructed clay brick, washed under illumination large electric bulb perched atop multiple pole. Macadam field painted branched white alignment fitting infinite automobile lazy American bourgeois professional. Current now, stored no automobile.

Railing voice of operative me continue a

“Hush,” say prowling cat sister. Say, “Just shush for a minute, okay?”

Sister halted, hands extended, fingers spread feeling blackness, sensing chilled wind for sound sentry guards. Possible witness recording document via video camera.

“You’re the trainee spy,” say host sister, shaking straight finger at face of this agent. Sister touch finger to shut lips of operative me, say, “I need you to keep quiet.”

Regardless pressure for instruct sole correct political ideology-Regardless continued fallacy engaging worldview host sister.

In secret, within head, this agent reciting, Americium … antimony … argon …

Crouched posture lower primate, sprint sawtooth pattern so bisect mowed landscape largest building. Arriving sign stationed at entry lettered in English words to read: RADIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE.