a story told by means of a short workplace memo exhorting workers to work harder, with more details revealed as the memo goes on. the context is unclear--it's some sort of workplace with an unpleasant job (maybe torture or killing is involved), where one employee named Todd set a record previously but is now in the midst of depression. i love the narrative technique & the narrator's way of writing (even if he is not the most sympathetic character at first, he grows on you)