A New Patient
September 1, 1998
how many colors are in the pack of crayons
There’s a child here with
color pack of crayons with his coloring book
the boy is with his mother
does the mother have a patient here?
how many colors are here
This little boy can speak well. And walk.
That’s important for little boys,
do other simple tasks
I wonder if the average patient learns to walk
or dress
or talk
or learn
or eat
how many colors are here
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(different version)
There’s a child here who uses a color pack
of crayons with his coloring book. I don’t know
how many colors are in the pack of crayons--
the brand name of the crayon pack is not Crayola,
that much I’ve gathered. The boy is with his mother
and the mom seems to have a better grasp of
language than the average adult. Does the mother
or the son have a patient here? I’ve heard about
no new patients. I haven’t heard about any new
patients this week, but maybe there is one.
This little boy can speak well. And walk.
That’s important for little boys, to be able to walk
and talk well, and do other simple tasks that
are usually important for little boys and such.
I wonder if the average patient learns to walk,
or dress, or talk, or learn, or eat. This is just
something I wonder about periodically. I don’t
usually interact with many patients, so I’m forced
to wonder about these things from time to time.
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