Department of Almost Broken Things · Form 17B

Intake Card

For items that have ceased cooperating but have not yet earned a funeral.

Object presented__________________________________

Its former job__________________________________

Current behavior__________________________________

Preliminary conditionrepairablemisunderstoodretired with honorsperforming a new task badly

One small mercy__________________________________

Awaiting
another look

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