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Submitted to Contest #283
Maybe it is tradition or nostalgia, or perhaps tradition is just nostalgia with routine. Whatever the case, you had your heart set on viewing the train set display at the hardware store near Main Street. Every year you and your father would venture out during the holidays to ogle the miniaturized village, complete with plastic denizens. Each little figure was specifically crafted to perform a particular task. Obviously, someone had consciously placed each figurine in a predetermined location; they were all meant to be there. You noticed they...
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