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“Hello?” “Hey, this is…” “I know. It’s been a while but it’s not like I can’t recognize your voice.” “I just heard the news. I’m terribly sorry for your loss.” “Really? I’m terribly sorry for your loss? Two years without a word, and when he dies, the best you can manage is that cliche? For
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Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Middle East… Wise Man 2: You had one job. One. Job. Wise Man 3: Sorry Wise Man 2: How difficult could it have been? I remember specifically asking you to get fleece pyjamas. I distinctly remember the feeling of my lips moving when I said that to you. Fleece pyjamas. How
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Had we but world enough, and time… Sometimes, a poet will start off with such a fantastic line that the safest strategy would be to stop there and not try to live up to it. Better to end with a great line and hope that the reader will have the patience to stay the course.
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