Cells are preparing for the existential mitosis. The last woman exits with a remorseful rattle. Paranormal famine doomed Ghost World. Galileo: Galileo Strikes Back wept for the desolate cities. Skyscrapers with human limbs climb to the heavens. The bugs, the automobile monkeys, and the airplane reptiles cried on Saturday. The doom of limbed-beasts was sealed, reality became denominational. The cells said to themselves, “Okay, who fell asleep at the wheel?” PLAINS PARADOX ■ 112