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Submitted to Contest #48
Throughout their youth they were rudderless ships; bright sparks that had all the potential in the world but lacked the drive to conquer it. Or so they thought. Their parents would often complain that they did the bare minimum, but the bare minimum by their standards was more than enough to keep them ahead of his peers. They would constantly scream at the children for not working hard enough or missing out on key chances to elevate themselves above their classmates. The parents were so focused on the achievements of others that they failed t...
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