A 42 Conspiracy

Along the sidewalks I see them, these not quite 42s. Some look old and faded

and some look freshly painted

I know they are part of some infrastructure project, because there are other numbers and some words

and some markers for gas and water.

I know they want you to believe it's just government-as-usual work on the street.

But what if it's not? What if it's all part of a government conspiracy to co-opt the 42. To take over 42 for their own nefarious purposes?

Well, it makes as much sense as some of the other conspiracy theories I hear.

Questions indeed. Yes, I do have questions.