Madness and Women
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Madness
Women
albert in vegas
the two angels got into the limo around three in the morning.
he approached them and the window rolled down.
he asked if he could ride along.
they said alright as long as he stayed out of the way.
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albert escaped from Heaven again.
the angels were sent to retrieve him.
in the limo one angel got on his phone.
the other one said “fix some drinks for us kid.”
he mixed one for himself and the angels.
they arrived in a few minutes at the casino in las vegas.
they signed for albert’s release.
the angels took albert and the kid up to the roof.
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it was a warm summer night.
the sky was pitch black except for the stars glittering here and there.
the neon lights from the street below flashed colorful shadows.
one angel lit a cigarette and got on his phone.
the other one asked albert "why do you count cards if know you’re going to get caught?”
albert looked down at the gravel on the flat roof and was silent.
a casino arrested him for cheating at the black jack table again.
he won eight million dollars.
albert whispered he “never had any fun while he was on earth.”
that's because he couldn't stop wondering how the universe worked.
he was obssesed with finding a way to describe it and prove it.
he called it the “theory of everything.”
he thought about it all the time and never let it go.
he forever chased after it and never found it.
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the one angel got off his phone.
the other one tried to reason with albert.
“look that scientific stuff you always worried about is way above your pay grade anyway. you get what i'm saying?"
he advised albert to "just relax and give Heaven a chance."
a comet streaked overhead.
the angel looked up and said “they’re searching for us.”
they got back in the limo and in a few minutes arrived at Heaven.
one angel got on his phone.
the other one and albert got out and stood in front of the entrance.
the angel took out his key.
albert said don’t bother and placed his hand on the gate.
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he rearranged the particles and walked back inside.