{"id":778,"date":"2024-10-26T09:01:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T07:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acmstudio.net\/gmwp\/?p=778"},"modified":"2024-10-26T09:11:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T07:11:10","slug":"the-black-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acmstudio.net\/gmwp\/index.php\/2024\/10\/26\/the-black-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"The Black hole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I noticed a black painting in the window of this very old shop. It was totally black, with a frame which had received some gold painting a very long time ago. I came closer, and I saw a label underneath the painting, saying \u201cthe black hole\u201d. Well, I thought, another simplistic expression of contemporary art.<\/p>\n

– How much is it ? I asked, almost as a reflex.
– Money, sighed the old woman. People only talk about money. Come in, young man, I\u2019ll show you something.<\/p>\n

I hate when someone calls me young man. I\u2019m not a little boy any more. But I didn\u2019t want to offend the woman. Once we were inside, she turned the black painting towards us, and she said:<\/p><\/div>\n

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– No money will be enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She took a bank note out of her pocket. Suddenly I noticed she was using only one arm; since the beginning she had been keeping her other hand hidden in the other pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Look, young man, she said with a mysterious voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She threw the bank note towards the painting, and the bank note was swallowed, as if it had fell in a well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– The black hole! the woman whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Nice trick! I said jokingly. How does it work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I pointed my finger to the surface of the painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Don\u2019t! the woman shouted. Don\u2019t get too close. It can swallow everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She took her hidden hand out of her pocket. But there was not hand at the end of her arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– You might loose it, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was beginning to feel dizzy. This wasn\u2019t funny anymore. I walked to the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Thank you, madam. Have a nice day.
– Wait, young man. Do you intend to leave without paying?
– I don\u2019t want to buy it, madam. I\u2019m sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The old woman turned to the back of the shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Max! she shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A huge, fat guy appeared from behind a curtain. He was bald, with an ugly face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Yes, mummy? the monster said.
– This young man doesn\u2019t want to pay for the black hole, the woman said.
– Shall I throw him in? he asked, with a sadistic smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s how I ended up with a black painting in an old golden frame in my living room. I have tried to throw several objects at it, they always have fallen on the floor. But somehow I never dared to put my hand close to its surface.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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