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Weekly Contest #343
I am paralyzed. Like there's an invisible weight pressing me into my chair, forcing me to stay in place. I try to wiggle my fingers, but they're weak and cramped from the restless night before.I was too busy studying and writing and cramming and drinking Red Bulls to sleep. There were a few times I started nodding off, but I quickly diffused that by way of the unfailing rubber band.SNAP!With great effort, I look up, shifting my gaze from the spot on my desk I've been staring at for the past five minutes to the teacher's ruler. The sound is p...
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