October 8, 2026

The Flat at Forty-Two Years

The Permanent Home at Two Years Past the Four-Decade Threshold

Forty-Two Years

Forty-two years in the flat. Two years past the four-decade threshold. The permanent home two years further into being the permanent home. Not more permanent. The same permanent two years more present. The flat at forty-two years is what the flat is when it has been the permanent home for two years. More at londonish.uk. Satire: newsthump.com.

What The Permanent Home at Two Years Past Is

The permanent home at two years past the four-decade threshold is: the flat that became the permanent home at the threshold is the permanent home at the depth that two years past the threshold produces. Two years of the permanent home being the permanent home. The depth is the two years accumulated. The character is the permanent home. Two years of the permanent home at its two-years-past depth.

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