Sold in a late-night infomercial, the invisible umbrella promises protection from bad moods. Skeptics scoff until they step beneath it and feel lighter. Arguments slide off the canopy. Cynicism drips to the pavement. One day, the umbrella is misplaced, and the owner trudges through a storm of complaints. A stranger offers them shelter under an ordinary umbrella with painted flowers. It works just as well. Maybe the canopy was never the point; company was.
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