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The moths descended on Western Beef, the soon-to-be-demolished grocery store to be replaced by luxury condominiums for people who don\u2019t live there.<\/p>\n<p>The moths, bred by an eccentrically modified human orgasm, were there on a reconnaissance mission to evaluate the intersection\u2019s structural stability.<\/p>\n<p>A 29-year-old construction worker, unaware his integrity had slipped from the lip of his truck\u2019s reflective bumper, inhaled a small quantity of the moths, choking at first but quickly coming to appreciate their urgency, and their starchy texture.<\/p>\n<p>Others followed suit. Teachers and priests stopped their vehicles, stepping onto Northern Boulevard\u2019s pavement hoping for a foodless life. Wealthy and indigent alike grabbed fistfuls of moths, shoveling the flapping beasts into their mouths like sands through misshapen hourglasses.<\/p>\n<p>The intersection\u2019s hyperlocal news source, reporting from another country, quickly fabricated quotes from the crowd about the unique flavor of the moths\u2019 attempts to escape their mouths.<\/p>\n<p>The moths, for their part, swallowed afternoons and nights, shitting them into the morning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-3270287fb3d5c6901d09b0fcc3a6447f' href='https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/boost-cache\/static\/a9a1e5338e.min.css' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/boost-cache\/static\/17ddee82e5.min.js'><\/script>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" id=\"jquery-core-js\" src=\"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1\"><\/script>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" id=\"osm-map-startup-js-extra\">\nvar translations = {\"openlayer\":\"open layer\",\"openlayerAtStartup\":\"open layer at startup\",\"generateLink\":\"link to this map with opened layers\",\"shortDescription\":\"short description\",\"generatedShortCode\":\"to get a text control link paste this code in your wordpress editor\",\"closeLayer\":\"close layer\",\"cantGenerateLink\":\"put this string in the existing map short code to control this map\"};\n\/\/# sourceURL=osm-map-startup-js-extra\n<\/script>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/boost-cache\/static\/3a08fd3e94.min.js'><\/script>\n\n        <div id=\"map_ol3js_1\"\n       class=\"osm-map-container undefined\"\n             data-map_name=\"undefined\"\n             data-map=\"map_ol3js_1\"\n             data-autoshow=\"no\"\n             style=\"width:100%;\n                    max-width:100%;\n                    height:450px;\n                    display:block;\n                    overflow:hidden;\n                    border:2px solid grey;\n                    position: relative;\">\n          <div id=\"map_ol3js_1_popup\" class=\"ol-popup\">\n            <a href=\"#\" id=\"map_ol3js_1_popup-closer\" class=\"ol-popup-closer\"><\/a>\n            <div id=\"map_ol3js_1_popup-content\"><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t  vectorM['map_ol3js_1'] = [];\n\t        \n        var raster = getTileLayer(\"osm\",\"NoKey\");\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t  var map_ol3js_1 = new ol.Map({\n\t\t\t\tinteractions: ol.interaction.defaults.defaults({mouseWheelZoom:false}),\n\t\t\t\tlayers: [raster],\n\t\t\t\ttarget: \"map_ol3js_1\",\n\t\t\t\tview: new ol.View({\n\t\t\t\t  center: ol.proj.transform([-73.9238,40.7524], \"EPSG:4326\", \"EPSG:3857\"),\n\t\t\t\t  zoom: 19\n\t\t\t\t})\n\t\t\t  });\n\t\t\t  addControls2Map(map_ol3js_1,0,0,3,0,5,6,7,0,1);\nosm_addPopupClickhandler(map_ol3js_1,  \"map_ol3js_1\"); \nosm_addMouseHover(map_ol3js_1); <\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for last year&#8217;s tax return I found this blip from August 11, 2013. 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