sold as dolls.
we can't keep them on the shelves
said one toy store owner.
most of us
hate
the idea of selling
stuffed dead children
but if we
don't carry them
our competition will.
we can't afford to
lose customers.
who's the
victim here?
asked a toy manufacturer.
the babies are
already dead.
we import the
corpses
from india
bosnia and biafra,
they're
orphans,
or they were,
with no living relatives.
why just dump
them in a hole
when they can bring joy
to another child?
he asked.
the skin is
cleaned
with a special
germ-killing solution;
a tag says do
not expose
to rain or excessive heat or
direct sunlight.
a child can't
get anything
more realistic
than an actual dead baby
another
toymaker said.
though the eyes are
glass replicas.
