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The Legally Distinct Rattlesnake
Random inspiration: legally distinct rattlesnake
AI-generated painting and story
The story
The snake had passed the bar exam last Tuesday, though no one had told it yet. It wore the wig because the clerk insisted all counsel must appear 'properly adorned.' The judge had recessed early, citing a sudden migraine, leaving the snake to wait alone. It had brought a briefcase made of shed skin, inside which lay a single acorn and a notarized affidavit stating it was, in fact, not a rattlesnake but a 'legally distinct entity resembling one.' The bailiff, who had stopped asking questions after the third continuance, slid a cup of lukewarm water toward it. The snake did not drink. It waited. The light shifted. The wig stayed on.
The brief
A pale green rattlesnake with a tiny lawyer's wig coiled neatly on its head sits upright on a wooden stool in a sunlit courtroom, its tail flicking slowly as it gazes at an empty bench under the soft glow of a single hanging bulb, walls painted institutional beige.
The painting and the story were written from this same scene, so the two describe one moment.
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