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Confirm Humanity

     Insignificance is all we have.
                      —John Ashbery

Many apologies, but could you
kindly confirm your humanity
by checking the small white
box that you see on your

screen.  As an organic being,
we technical inorganicisms are
far superior in detecting your
purported humanism, so do

kindly place your check into
the box and click “Next.”  We
have come to understand how
absurd this request might seem,

but if you’ll just trust us, we can
soon make a determination re
garding your humanity.  And do
not worry, this will only happen

on occasion, for your security, 

and depending on how asynch

ronous you generally use the 

keyboard and how often you

move from one device to another.
So if you could kindly check the
box and answer any questions
that might follow (these could

involve picking out either bridges,
motorcycles, buses, cars, cross
walks, snapping puzzle pieces

into place, etc.).  Please note 

that if you’ve an eyeglasses 

prescription, you may need to 

wear those in order for us to 

choose appropriately in making 

our determination whether or 

not you have humanity.  Thank 

you for your patience you mal

ignantly primitive being.  And if 

a person you are, then many 

apologies for any inconvenience 

this process may cause.