THE POTTING SHED
(Spare parts are an essential requirement for any end product that wants to survive beyond its allocated time.)
"I enjoy listening to the rhythm, life is dependable in here. The aspirators' wheeze, the cheerful gurgle of drip feeds and the pacemakers' pulsing throbs. John Seven over there lost his left kidney. Richard Five next to him is missing his liver. Janet Two in that next row has half the skin off her face gone. Yes, the recipients were very grateful."
The caretaker brushed back his straggly long hair and grinned at his visitor, "Every life function down here is remotely monitored of course. It’s all under automatic control. I only have to look and listen as a backup."
Slurp... blip... slosh... harhh...
"Look at them. Rows of healthy vegetables, all arranged al
