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Hamster Wheel
by Felicia Quijano-Beck

It was a beautiful day out.

Everything was good.

“Good morning,” Jacqueline said to Ralph. 

“Yes, good morning,” Ralph said to Jacqueline.

“It is a beautiful day out,” Jacqueline smiled.

“That’s good,” Ralph smiled. 

The sun smiled.

It was a beautiful day.

It was a good day.

“How are you today?” Ralph asked.

“It is a beautiful day,” Jacqueline smiled.

Ralph smiled. 

The sun smiled.

“How are you today?” Jacqueline asked.

“Everything is good,” Ralph smiled. 

Jacqueline smiled.

The sun smiled.

 

Ralph felt very good. 

Jacqueline thought it was a beautiful day.

They smiled.

 

Work would be very fun today.

Life was interesting.

“Let’s start walking to work,” Jacqueline said to Ralph.

“Yes, let’s start walking,” Ralph said to Jacqueline.

“Work will be very fun today,” Jacqueline laughed.

“That’s interesting,” Ralph laughed.

The sun laughed.

Work was going to be fun today.

It was an interesting day.

“What do you think about work?” Ralph asked.

“Work is so fun,” Jacqueline laughed.

Ralph laughed.

The sun laughed.

“What do you think about work?” Jacqueline asked.

“Very interesting,” Ralph laughed.

Jaqueline laughed.

The sun laughed.

 

Ralph felt interested.

Jacqueline thought work would be very fun.

They laughed.

 

The government had recently passed another wise law.

It was an inspiring development.

“There was a public announcement last night,” Jacqueline said to Ralph.

“Yes, we all watched the public announcement,” Ralph said to Jacqueline.

“The government passed a wise new law,” Jacqueline applauded.

“That was an inspiring development,” Ralph applauded.

The sun applauded.

The government had passed another wise law.

It was very inspiring.

“What have you heard from the government?” Ralph asked.

“The government passed another very wise law,” Jacqueline applauded.

Ralph applauded.

The sun applauded.

“What have you heard from the government?” Jacqueline asked.

“An inspiring development,” Ralph applauded.

Jaqueline applauded.

The sun applauded.

 

Ralph felt inspired.

Jacqueline thought about the wise new law.

They applauded.

 

It was a happy society.

Everyone was happy.

“We are happy,” Jacqueline said to Ralph.

“Yes, we are happy,” Ralph said to Jacqueline.

“This is a happy society,” Jacqueline screamed happily.

“Everyone is happy,” Ralph screamed happily.

The sun screamed happily.

Society was happy.

Everyone in society was happy.

“What do you think of society?” Ralph asked.

“It is a happy society,” Jacqueline screamed happily.

Ralph screamed happily.

The sun screamed happily.

“What do you think of society?” Jacqueline asked.

“Everyone is happy,” Ralph screamed happily.

Jaqueline screamed happily.

The sun screamed happily.

 

Ralph felt happy.

Jacqueline thought about the happy society.

They screamed.

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