one by one the banks and offices were sucked into the ground
as the cats got fatter and fatter
their expanding waistlines filled every available space
until finally the age old foundations
of many listed buildings
collapsed from the strain
the world didn't stop
except to watch the now unemployed white collar workers
desperately scrabbling at the dirt like chickens
searching for gold on a dried up seam
at first they blamed terrorism
unusual weather for this time of year
even day time television
but when they dug out the survivors
they found that banknotes had been used for bricks
and crude oil for mortar
the world didn't stop
because everybody had known all along
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