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I turned back to the mirror. On the other side, Dr. Venn was screaming into a radio. Orderlies ran.

“Who is this?” I whispered.

“Patient 092124-01,” she said. “You’ve been referred for extreme semantic dissonance. Do you understand what that means?” 092124-01-10mu

“Don’t read into it,” said the intake nurse, sliding a lukewarm cup of water across the counter. Her name tag read P. Harlow . She had the flat affect of someone who had watched ten thousand people arrive with the same hollow look. “It’s just inventory.” I turned back to the mirror

“I say things that don’t fit the approved lexicon,” I replied. ” said the intake nurse

I took the water. “What does ‘mu’ stand for?”