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Submitted to Contest #47
I like many college students I was somewhat of a spendthrift. Why spend money on something you can just as easily take from home when the parents are not looking? One such gem was my combo alarm clock/radio. It was a gift from my sister if memory served not to me but to an older sibling. They had moved on and the clock stayed in the room that I used and would have if I hadn't taken it with me. While I had much love for the clock it would later to be the bane of my existence. If I were not the youngest this device could have been my annoyi...
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