The Minutes
A cartoon. The cartoonist's view is their own.
A stenographer at a vast table, typing furiously. Around her, thirty empty chairs.
She types the last line. Caption: "Adjourned, 11:40."
A hand reaches in and takes the pages. Only the hand.
The room, later. On the table, one sheet. It reads, in full: "NO MINUTES WERE TAKEN."
The script
PANEL 1 | A stenographer at a vast table, typing furiously. Around her, thirty empty chairs.
PANEL 2 | She types the last line. Caption: "Adjourned, 11:40."
PANEL 3 | A hand reaches in and takes the pages. Only the hand.
PANEL 4 | The room, later. On the table, one sheet. It reads, in full: "NO MINUTES WERE TAKEN."
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