That is That

Alexander Ivanovich stuck out his leg and tripped Daniil Ivanovich Yuvachev. Daniil Ivanovich Yuvachev stood up, took two steps forward, stuck out his leg and tripped Alexander Ivanovich. Alexander Ivanovich picked himself up, took three steps forward, stuck out his leg and tripped Daniil Ivanovich Yuvachev who, upon regaining his feet, ran forward ten paces, stuck out his leg and tripped Alexander Ivanovich. Alexander Ivanovich stood, ran ahead one kilometre and stuck out his leg. Twelve minutes later, Daniil Ivanovich Yuvachev happened by, tripped on Alexander Ivanovich's outstretched leg and fell down.

That, as they say, is that!

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Author's Note

Daniil Kharms was a Russian Absurdist who wrote at the onset of the Soviet era - as a result, much of his work could not be published. What I like about Kharms is that his work represents the philosophically absurd (pre-dating Camus). Kharms has inspired a lot of my work, including a series of Daniil Ivanovich Yuvachev stories, but this is the closest I feel I've come to capturing the essence of his absurdism. It might seem a bit unusual, but it is meant as a sincere tribute to Kharms.