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Weekly Contest #49
I sat alone in the waiting room, staring blankly at the clock. 9:07. I had arrived at 8:59 sharp, in anticipation of my 9:00 appointment time. Early is on time, right? I guess the doctor didn’t get that memo. I say “doctor” as if I know that is who I am seeing; in fact, I had no clue why I was even here. My calendar had an appointment, created by my wife, to be at this office for an appointment at 8:00, so what did I do? I showed up. Why else would I be here? Like many offices these days, the building was a plain beige rectangle with no dist...
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