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Submitted to Contest #47
"But I really would like to go, Mother!" you whine to your mother. It is so bothersome of her to not let you go to the gala of the century. The gala is only a couple of blocks away from your stately townhouse on 1st Street, and is in a secluded mansion of a handsome bachelor. There, people can drink and dine on the finest imports from France and Italy, as was promised in the invitation. You knew that this was the best, maybe the only way to meet the social norm of finding a wealthy husband. "Virginia!&nb...
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