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He made sure to stay hidden as his boss left

  • He made sure to stay hidden as his boss left the office to grab a cup of coffee. "Perfect! Time to grab that file." He quickly moved to get the envelope, and when he opened it,

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  • it squealed. His boss had rigged the envelope up to a small speaker hidden within. He came back in & looked straight at me "Caught you red handed."

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  • At first, I was about to protest, but I realized I had indeed been caught red-handed. I had performed a sacrifice for the Gods earlier today and had no time to clean up. His boss

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  • found the mess and, of course, I was approached, given my history. "Look, I usually do it at home, but there was a segment on Good Morning that I really liked and forgot." The boss

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  • stared at the scraps of paper surrounding me, and the micro chips that had once been sorted so meticulosly lying on the floor. All I could think was that

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  • she was dead. No . . . it was dead. Whatever it had been. I slid all over the place like an inchworm, trying my best to look for those missing chips. I had no luck. They were gone.

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  • Shoot. Without those chips, I could never crash the system, continue her legacy, and shut down the corporate slavery going on at this place. But then, it struck me. I could

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  • have struck back, but I was temporarily stunned. The behemoth of corporate slavery raised it's mighty hammer at me again, but I managed to duck just in time. I had to get out of

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  • this jungle no matter what the cost! Dr. Harriet Toobman offered me an escape & I took it! Yes, that's right...I went to grad school, got my PhD & became a professor! The hell with

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  • being a slave. Hmmm... You want me to grade papers and prepare lectures during the best time of year for no pay? I think I need to organize and uprising.

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1 Comments

  1. SlimWhitman May 07 2018 @ 17:12

    ... and a proofreader.

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