Bookseller
by Simon Petrie
"After a book, sir?"
"Yes. Marvel's 'Radiation-Induced Superpowers: Better Living through High Energy Particle Physics', please."
"Wait one … sorry, sold out."
"No, you're not. Try the storeroom, that shelf just behind the door."
I open the door. I'd forgotten how much I hate smart alecs with X-ray vision.

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