The paper was open in the second browser tab. I'd been meaning to read it. I scrolled past the abstract, looked at the first section header, started reading. Halfway through the third sentence I realized I'd been thinking about whether I'd ordered groceries or not. I scrolled back to the top of the paragraph. Started again. Got to the end of the paragraph. Didn't remember what it said. My eyes moved across the next paragraph the way they'd move across a wall. There was a sound from the street I half-noticed. I was going to need coffee or a walk or something — not this, not now. I closed the tab without deciding whether to reopen it later.
