Prompt: Use the following words in a story: typewriter, filing cabinet, punches, clerk, carbon paper, janitor.
The forgotten typewriter was housed on top of the grey, speckled filing cabinet that hadn't been opened in years. The cabinet had dents all around it as if the owner threw punches in a fit of rage- back in its hey day. Now, it just sat there - empty and useless, save for the home it created for this lone typewriter. The clerk outside peered into the dark room. Nobody had been in there since "that day". Nobody ever spoke of "that day", lest something bad will happen. The clerk scribbled something on a piece of paper and handed the janitor a carbon copy. They locked eyes for one moment, then looked away as if they were total strangers.
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