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Weekly Contest #186
It was a rainy day in town. He looked outside and groaned. The commute was going to be awful today. Better to leave the house at least ten minutes early to avoid being late; another tardy and he’d get an official warning. Thankfully, the coffee was ready, he always prepped it the night before, but his wallet wasn’t where it should be. He overturned the couch cushions, looked in the desk drawers, sent papers scattering across the floor. He broke out into a sweat as those ten minutes dwindled into seven, then five, then zero. He threw up his h...
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