a long narrow corridor has gone up and down many times there is a tall window at the end of it its amorphous black bars protect desperate people from jumping they call takes a step slow feeble hopeless has entered this room many times maybe ten times light wooden benches in a row sits on the first bench in front of them look down they ask a number of questions there is nothing to investigate leaves the room puts the stamped sheet among several other ones with the same stamp goes to the end of the corridor