The Ambassador
“With his free hand he unwrapped a piece of testosterone chewing-gum and stuffed it into his mouth. He did not believe the claims made about it on TV but you never knew. It certainly made him feel perkier.
His was an unusual job, which his friends envied; these days, most household goods arrived overnight in anonymous packs from automated vehicles and were left ready for breakfast in the cooled acceptance cupboards built into most homes. He’d heard that communications such as post and newspa...pers used to be sent the same way, though letter-boxes, as they were called, did not require refrigeration. Electronic mail had put paid to that, plus the vidphone and wall screen. Nobody sent reams of paper any more.
He pushed the maroon cap to the back of his head and hefted his load from one arm to another. The electric van purred softly at the kerbside; he had taken care to park it in the shade, but if this dolly didn’t hurry up the sun would have moved and made the metal too hot to touch.MoreLess
His was an unusual job, which his friends envied; these days, most household goods arrived overnight in anonymous packs from automated vehicles and were left ready for breakfast in the cooled acceptance cupboards built into most homes. He’d heard that communications such as post and newspa...pers used to be sent the same way, though letter-boxes, as they were called, did not require refrigeration. Electronic mail had put paid to that, plus the vidphone and wall screen. Nobody sent reams of paper any more.
He pushed the maroon cap to the back of his head and hefted his load from one arm to another. The electric van purred softly at the kerbside; he had taken care to park it in the shade, but if this dolly didn’t hurry up the sun would have moved and made the metal too hot to touch.MoreLess
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