[image description: aerial shot of the only two occupants of the large empty room, so that the plumb-bob above janet’s head is once again visible, shining bright green against the black void streaked with a slightly duller green in the background, the green-grooved black tile flooring resembling a grid. the old man still looking up at janet from where he is seated in his egg chair continues: “the anomaly is systemic. it’s corrupting the entire neighborhood. and sadly, we can’t find a way to fix it other than to delete everything and start over.”]
