Blue Tea

Rod Burns, Local Resident

Throughville, Middle Dayton Wetlands

February 11, ██19

I made a cup of tea #[k=b25]in the sunroom next to the fields#[k] in the morning, genuine Ceylon Black Tea. But guess what? It came out blue! At first I thought my son was trying to play some ridiculous practical joke. I was just getting ready to teach him a lesson he wouldn't soon forget, when I realized that the taste, and even the aroma, were just like they should be. It didn't seem to be contaminated or adulterated with any other substance. I brewed another cup, and—same result! I had no choice but to throw the whole bag away. And it cost me a lot of money, too—worth far more than any of the #[k=b25]supplies#[k] in this sunroom! From tomorrow on I'll have to switch to coffee. The next batch of tea isn't due until September.