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Weekly Contest #349
Today is April 31. “Now say it out loud.” Marcus had heard somewhere a very long time ago that talking to oneself was a sign of intelligence. He assumed some facet of that was true, given the profession he found himself in. Or perhaps he was desperate for a vote of confidence these days, even if it was from a factually unsupported claim. His tongue felt leaden, but he pushed the words out, each one heavier than the last. “Today is…is…” All it took was one more pitiful attempt before he tore off his glasses, fingers pinching the inner corner...
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