Jason put his finger in the hole first, then me, then our mum. Alice refused, but she was only three and the instructions said not suitable for children aged under 48 months so it was just as well.
Jason’s finger came out covered in sherbet. Mine came out covered in jam. Our mum’s finger came out covered in marmite and she laughed in delight as she licked it off and then she put it in the hole again and again.
Our Dad came home later and bent down and looked into the hole for a while, first with one eye and then with the other.
“What is it?” he said.
“It’s the future,” said our mum, and showed him how it worked.
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Notes:
1. Written on August 30th, 2016
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