Kyle on xylene

My skin is welting up due to rat scratches---jealous?

An essay on Steve's xylene troubles recently:

Websters Dictionary defines xylene as, "Any of three toxic flammable oily isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons C8H10 that are di-methyl homologues of benzene and are usually obtained from petroleum or natural gas distillates; also : a mixture of xylenes and ethyl benzene used chiefly as a solvent." Steve didn't ask those xylenes for no trouble. But trouble he got--in spades. Steve dipped his tissues in cresyl violet, then water, then alcohol for dehydration. Then came for xylene dipping. Steve lowered in the tissue ever so slowly, carefully, as though rocking a child to sleep (in xylenes!). But the xylenes didn't bubble like they should. Steve was concerned. After a few minutes, Steve removed the tissue and found them to be flaking apart. "What did I do to deserve this flakey tissue? I am a good man and attend church regularly; why can't I catch a xylenes break, God?" With that, Steve shed a few tears and died a little inside. The end.