rtless fact of their decline； they try to work their way through confusion。 But in the end it doesn't matter what they see or think they see。 The terminals are equipped with holographic scanners； which decode the binary secret of every item； infallibly。 This is the language of waves and radiation； or how the dead speak to the living。 And this is where we wait together； regardless of age； our carts stocked with brightly colored goods。 A slowly moving line； satisfying； giving us time to glance at the tabloids in the racks。 Everything we need that is not food or love is here in the tabloid racks。 The tales of the supernatural and the extraterrestrial。 The miracle vitamins； the cures for cancer； the remedies for obesity。 The cults of the famous and the dead。
（the end）