Show The Mysterious Door Door i By Lavon Young There is a vending machine that thatis is unique above the rest and located right here on campus Many people have overlooked this machine notre not re realizing in its own way it is special from all the other vending machines The machines machine's rectangular shape and the row of lights with a button burton in the middle is not what makes it different from aUthe all aU the others It is not the twenty five cent sign that attracts one It is not the aroma of hot coffee hot chocolate or chicken broth that keeps one coming back It is thedoor thedoor the thedoor door The door of this particular machine is intriguing anc and the cycle is contrary to the other vending machines The quarter is inserted and a paper cup falls down Then a strange thing happens As the liquid begins to spill into the cup the door of the vending machine slowly starts to open not up and down but to the side Now one would suppose the door door- would door would stay shut until the cup was filled but not so on this machine The door stays open until the cup has filled t to the top Then as one reaches in the machine to carefully pick up the container of hot liquid the door starts to close One could become upset by grabbing a cup of hot liquid from the machine before the door closed dosed tightly on ones one's wrist Possibly inserting another quarter into the machine would help The door would then open again Unfortunately another cup would descend dropping into the first and splashing its contents on the student To add to the problem one is standing next to a swin swinging ing door that could open at any moment without warning thereby creating another unpleasant experience t V 7 T 1 l The fascinating idea one would allude to to the vending machine is each one possesses a distinct distinct personality These machines affect the students in multiple ways contingent upon which vending machine one chooses Th The mysterious-door mysterious machine evokes frustration embarrassment and Al various other emotions from the students Plunged into controversy over T the debate of whether whether to attempt giving this machine last my quarter the thought came that it might be tG better to amuse myself by watching the other students They scurry to get a fast cup of hot coffee soup or or chocol chocolate te out of this vending vend vending ng i machine with its mysterious door It Itis is amazing how the machines machine's door I. I can mesmerize the observer Interestingly Interestingly Interestingly Inter- Inter one could speculate on n the challenge that this perplexing J J I l k 1 |