David (I think his name was David)
wrote a story about those dolls -
you know those dolls?
the kind they toss into the ocean
buoyant
with phone numbers printed on their underbellies
(of the world)
Please call this number to report a finding.
They gather information about tides and ocean currents this way.
It seems more peculiar when you look at it in this light.
He called it
Tyranny of the Wheel.
Someone vomited at the end.