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Submitted to Contest #158
Gary pulled up to the carwash. Of course, there was a queue, it was a fine day, after all. He turned to the child seat in the back. "Daddy needs to get a ticket before we can visit the foaming beast.” His words were greeted with a nervous giggle. “Would you like an ice cream, Alice?" "Yes please, da-da," the reply was so polite for one so young. "I won't be long," and with that, he hurried to the shop knowing the queue could move at any moment. Why had it been so difficult to choose the appropriate ice cream for Alice? And why had h...
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