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The Vaguely Governmental Banteng
Random inspiration: vaguely governmental banteng
AI-generated painting and story
The story
The banteng had been promoted three weeks ago, though no one remembered voting for it. It arrived each morning at 8:15, clipped its ID badge to its ear, and began reviewing forms it could not read. Today, Form 7B required a signature in triplicate. It stared at the blank lines, then licked the pen. The light buzzed. Outside, the parking lot was empty.
The brief
A banteng stands stiffly upright in a dim, beige-walled office, wearing a slightly crooked navy blazer and holding a clipboard with one hoof, under the harsh glow of a single fluorescent light that casts no shadow.
The painting and the story were written from this same scene, so the two describe one moment.
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