The foreign body, considered:

its sentience a work
prefabricated
in parts—

before it arrives
at a different
warehouse
consider

the marks
of certification it bears
and the circuitry used

to test its reflexes.
Recall a part
for further scrutiny
using the current

vocabulary of
standards. Turn it
and around

in a room then
assign it to work
anyway— its cost
cheaper almost

by half. Pigeon
or dove? Authenticate
me. How do I pass?

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