the_microwave
tender square
“
it
was
the
strangest
thing
,”
mom
said
. “
i
looked
at
it
wondering
how
long
we
’d
had
it
for
and
realized
we
’ve
been
here
21
years
—we
brought
that
thing
when
we
were
still
living
on
carling!
and
i
thought
‘
damn
,
that
’s
a
really
good
microwave.’”
“
next
day
,
i
needed
to
heat
up
three
things
for
dinner
;
after
the
first
dish
,
i
thought
i
saw
a
spark
but
wasn’t
sure
. wouldn’t
you
know
it
,
after
the
third
dish
finished
heating,
the
whole
thing
went
black
.”
“
twenty
-four
years
that
mircowave lasted,
getting
the
job
done
up
until
the
very
end
.”
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