An exhaustive description of a place

location : hospital
exact: room 16, north east corner.
time: 09:30
position: horizontal

2 tube lights
5 curtains
1 saline drip
2 stands
1 stool
2 waiting beds
2 beds
1 old man
2 young men
2 red chairs
2 cupboards
1 black phone
2 table with draws
5 pillows
1 fan, one blade slightly bent.

Morning ,the sun enters, hits the wall and falls on the floor.

Mid- afternoon the sun bounces of the floor to the ceiling,
makes soft triangular slashes on the ceiling.

Evening, the small squares of yellow move across the curtains, fast.

Black leather bag on black rexine seat, contiguous.

Old man fingers his black nose,
with his white fingers.

White-jacketed woman nods

absently.

Old man chuckles like old men do.

One cupboard with a piece of gauze or fine white cloth tying the doors together.

Second cupboard closed with a piece of plastic tube.
Fan more to the right than left.
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s l o w l y.

One blue notice board


empty.


Doctors are young and pretty, looking like airhostesses.


Bright things:
2 red chairs, stacked.
bedcover with purple stains
old man’s sense of humor.
red chairs outside reflect on lavender walls to make pink reflections.

Bland things:
grey door to bathroom
old man ‘s relatives’ eyes.
2 types of curtains, both with flowery patterns.
one green leafy
one with pink and blue flowers
They are drawn as the nurses in blue uniform walk in.

Attitudes in the room:

haughty old man

hesitant young relative of old man.

nonchalant friend of relative of old man.

familiar surprise of doctor to old man’s haughtiness.

contained irritation of nurse to old man’s haughtiness

spectators detachment of the sweeper.