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In memory of the photocopying Xerox shops,<\/p>\n
Black and white sheaves<\/p>\n
Smelling of ink and freshness<\/p>\n
Books, guides, codes and more<\/p>\n
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Records, reports, notes<\/p>\n
Copies – exact, precise, same<\/p>\n
Copied, bound, preserved<\/p>\n
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Lilliputian space<\/p>\n
Humming copier machine<\/p>\n
Whirling and grunting<\/p>\n
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Jammed and torn papers<\/p>\n
Crumbled into balls, thrown away<\/p>\n
Paper everywhere<\/p>\n
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Constricted tiny space<\/p>\n
Chocolates, candies and smokes<\/p>\n
Not for claustrophobic<\/p>\n
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Xerox still exists. But one doesn’t see the yellow STD, ISD, PCO, Xerox signs as much these days. It was a temple of learning during my childhood. How frequently did we go there with books and notes to be Xerox’ed? I didn’t spend much at the Xerox shops during my school days (my mother took care of that). But college days were a different story. The Xerox\/phone shop opposite to the hostel was a frequent haunt for everything from emergency survival chocolates to long distance phone calls. In memory of the photocopying Xerox shops, Black and white sheaves Smelling of ink and freshness Books, guides, codes and more Records, reports, notes Copies – exact, precise, same Copied, bound, preserved Lilliputian space Humming copier machine Whirling and grunting Jammed and torn papers Crumbled into balls, thrown away Paper everywhere Constricted tiny space Chocolates, candies and smokes Not for claustrophobic <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1274],"tags":[1304,1094,1305,49,1095],"class_list":["post-8808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writings","tag-april-a-to-z-challenge-2015","tag-childhood","tag-haiku","tag-memories","tag-trichy"],"yoast_head":"\n