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B

• Binder clip, medium · No. 025.
• Box of assorted birthday cards · No. 029.
• Break room coffee pot · No. 021.
• Bus stop bench · No. 024.

C

• Candle that is never lit · No. 035.
• Cardigan, grey · No. 009. See also: Camouflage, domestic.
• Ceiling fan, on low · No. 010. See also: Commitment, partial.
• Chair, folding · No. 017. See also: Accommodation, reluctant.
• Coaster, used once · No. 022.
• Cul-de-sac · No. 007. See also: Progress, the absence of.

D

• Dial tone · No. 016. See also: Certainty, discontinued.
• Doormat · No. 014. See also: Welcome, conditional.
• Drawer, junk · No. 004. See also: Entropy, domestic.

F

• Folder, manila · No. 001. See also: Patience.
• Freshly painted curb · No. 033.

H

• Hallway nightlight · No. 019.
• Hand towels, decorative · No. 013. See also: Hospitality, theoretical.
• Handrail, escalator · No. 018. See also: Trust, moving at a slightly different speed.
• Hold music · No. 002. See also: Eternity, the consumer experience of.

J

• Jury duty summons · No. 030.

L

• Lanyard from a conference · No. 031.

M

• Magazine, waiting room · No. 008. See also: Time, the passage of; Golf.
• Mileage log · No. 037.

O

• Out-of-office reply · No. 028.
• Oven mitt · No. 032.

P

• Pen chained to the bank counter · No. 036.
• Pocket lint · No. 023.
• Public drinking fountain · No. 027.

S

• Saltine, unsalted · No. 006. See also: Irony, structural.
• Sedan, beige · No. 011. See also: Anonymity, vehicular.
• Shoelace, brown, single · No. 015. See also: Its counterpart, whereabouts unknown.
• Spare key bowl · No. 038.
• Stapler, office · No. 012. See also: Attachment.
• Supply closet · No. 034.

T

• Ticket, parking garage · No. 005. See also: Ransom notes.
• Traffic cone, retired · No. 020.

V

• Vegetable crisper drawer · No. 026.

W

• Water, room-temperature · No. 003. See also: Compromise.