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not as great as I had hoped

Not as great as I hoped the inventor said Strong coffee laxative went to his head His hair frizzed up like Einstein’s crazy mop. I think I shall drink this to the very last drop Your face said you did not like it said his wife. Apparently, she did not understand his weird life. If he did not feel punished, he would not be he. Guilt and shame to him felt childhood-normally.

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