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Tear-Offs · October 17

Now Serving 38

17OctoberSaturdayTear-OffsThe White House briefing room, with nobody at the podium. A red deli "take a number" machine is bolted to the top of the podium, and a red sign above it says "Now serving 38". On the front, where the name goes, a strip of masking tape has a name scribbled out, stuck over older strips of tape. A stack of new tape rolls sits on the shelf inside. In the front row, a toy with an amber sunburst head, a blue star-headed toy in a beanie and bandit mask, a chickadee in round glasses and a toy with a shiny rainbow bubble head wait with notepads, each holding a paper ticket. One says, "That one almost made it a whole week." Another answers, "But he only hires the highest IQs." By the door, three faceless toys in suits stand in line holding their own tickets.