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“Dear Mr. Moore,

It has come to our attention that at approximately 7:40PM, Tuesday, 2/22/2022, you were viewed on camera smoking on company property. It has also become apparent that you may have started a physical altercation with your on-shift supervisor Mr. Greg Ratlin over the matter. We have a no tolerance policy for smoking on company property, and will be conducting a company-wide investigation on the account of Mr. Ratlin’s trip to the hospital.

Unfortunately, this leaves us no choice but to terminate you from Heatair, Inc, effective immediately.

We will forward your final paycheck earned to date in due course together with any vacation pay to which you are entitled via USPS. We shall issue you a statement of accrued benefits within five business days of termination. Any insurance benefits shall continue in accordance with applicable law and/or provisions of our personnel policy.

Please contact Jonathan in HR at your earliest convenience, who will explain each of these items and answer any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Ratlin, CEO, Heatair, Inc.”

Paul Moore tossed the letter into the smoky inferno. The letter disintegrated in an instant, as if it had been thrown into some kind of fiery wormhole.

He smiled, poked his hand into his pocket, and pulled out a loose cigarette that was slightly bent in the middle. He shrugged, lit the tip on some of the bright orange flames and inhaled.

The distant sirens of emergency services signaled his imminent departure, but he found that he didn’t really care.

He stood there until he’d finished the cigarette, flicked it into the burning building, and walked away past the nailed-shut fire exits.

The hellish screams of those inside Heatair, Inc. had been snuffed out a few minutes ago. But, as Paul ruminated on the blaze behind him, it would be pretty hard to scream with all that smoke.

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