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Posted on December 26, 2017 at 12:14 pm by Gene Ambaum
Characters: Stephanie
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Stephanie: It looks like you have a book that’s overdue.
Patron 1: I’m sure I brought that one back.
Patron 2: She wasn’t really sure.
Stephanie: I’ll change it’s status to missing.
Patron 2: The library lady quietly entered the word “liar” into the woman’s permanent record.
Stephanie: Don’t listen to him. I believe you.
Patron 1: I’m telling the truth!
Patron 2: She protested too loudly for anyone to really believe her.
Stephanie: I really do believe you.
Patron 1: Thanks.
Patron 2: And yet the missing book sat somewhere, unfound and unread, with little hope for justice.
Patron 1: I’m sure I brought that one back.
Patron 2: She wasn’t really sure.
Stephanie: I’ll change it’s status to missing.
Patron 2: The library lady quietly entered the word “liar” into the woman’s permanent record.
Stephanie: Don’t listen to him. I believe you.
Patron 1: I’m telling the truth!
Patron 2: She protested too loudly for anyone to really believe her.
Stephanie: I really do believe you.
Patron 1: Thanks.
Patron 2: And yet the missing book sat somewhere, unfound and unread, with little hope for justice.
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So who is Exposition-Man standing in the line anyway? Other than annoying other people around him, what is there to do?
It makes HIM feel better, of course.
Probably to complete a comic story by the end of the week?
I keep expecting someone to address the “narrator” in some way. Maybe “what are you doing?” or “go away.”