Thursday, July 9, 2009

If Thy Hand Offends

“So how’s the reduction going, Brian?”

The nutrient gel rippled as he replied. “Oh, pretty well. I got rid of my liver last week.”

“Hands and feet and eyes, I can see. Lots of sins you can see or touch or walk to. The digestive tract, okay, gluttony, sure. Your liver?”

“Metabolizes alcohol.”

“Ah.”

“The pancreas, too; sugar is a temptation. Sight, smell, taste, touch; I’ve got them all covered.”

“Isn’t it your brain, though, that really understands things to be sinful and wants to do them?”

There was a pause. “I really wish you hadn’t said that,” said Brian.

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