true things in this episode
- london was the first city on earth to put its trains underground.
- nando's started in johannesburg. the first one in england opened in ealing.
transcript
in london the trains run under the ground. it was the first city on earth to bury them.
you tap a card on a yellow circle. you stand on the right. these are the laws.
on the northern line a woman is chopping onions on her lap. nobody looks. this is normal.
a roadman boards. he says nothing. he does not need to.
a dog has a seat. the dog has a card. the dog is going somewhere important.
she minds the gap. the gap has eaten one-thousand phones.
above ground the buses have two floors and the taxis are black. it is beautiful. she does not stop.
nando's. two friends in johannesburg tasted this chicken and understood everything. the first one in england opened in ealing.
the little devil works here too. she works everywhere. she asks the only question that matters.
lemon and herb. medium. hot. or extra hot.
she said: EXTRA HOT.
THE CHILLI IS GROWN IN THE SOIL OF MOZAMBIQUE. THE PORTUGUESE ADDED LEMON AND GARLIC. IT HAS BEEN WAITING FOR HER.
SHE SAW THE WHOLE CITY FROM INSIDE HER MOUTH. EVERY TUNNEL. EVERY BUS. THE MAP MADE SENSE.
she took the tube home. the onion woman was still there. the dog got off at his stop.
the bottle is empty. the map makes sense now. blessed.
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