A Tale of Two Spoons

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. A shower in Struggle City, followed by brushing of teeth with Just Barely. Forgetting, then remembering - and finally, at the end of it all, realising just how thirsty one has been.

But it isn't the end. There is still so much more to do. It is just that the spoons ran out with the brushing of the teeth.