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Submitted to Contest #321
1962Somewhere, U.S.A. "Glad you could make it Curtis.""I wouldn't miss this for the world. If what you say is true then we've got to act fast. Has the president been notified yet?""Not yet. And maybe not ever. We don't have any confirmation about what this thing is. If it turns it to be a weather balloon or some kind of HAM radio prank I don't want to disturb him. Election year you know?""That's not your call, Dave, excuse me, General Conlin. You've got command of this department and this mission but as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ...
"Rain. Oh sorrowful Rain. It lashes my soul with torrents deep! I am lost before its--""Will you shut the fuck up! Go do that shit somewhere else.""But, I--""I'm on a zoom call and this is important. Our whole system's down and your wailin' ain't helpin'.""Oh, what indignities I must endure! But I am used to such effrontery. It is the artist's bane to struggle against the cold-hearted indifference of the untutored who--""Look. go hangout with them theater dorks or I dunno, go to some art museum. Just shut up or get the fuck out!""Sorry, guys...
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