It's the Friday before Christmas...

....and all through the office,
I'm here all alone with no coworkers (or bosses).
The book orders are sitting here on my desk,
In hopes that I'll do them quite quickly...I guess.
Why am I here? I've got shopping to do,
And a daughter home sick with some type of flu.

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If I went on any more it would be infinitely more painful, so I'll stop there. I will return to my work and keep an ear open for any signs of life around me. I think I hear a vacuum somewhere...