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We all sat there stunned. Some crying. Some

  • We all sat there stunned. Some crying. Some thinking, remembering. Then he opened his eyes again

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  • -st all odds because his eyes were superglued shut. Veins popped out his neck, his face quivered, he pulled his eyelids apart with a scream, and finally he could see. Except a la

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  • rge clump of dirt fell on him at that moment and darkness returned. He was being buried alive! He tried to shout but managed to swallow a handful of soil instead.

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  • Dirt and soil were synonymous, according to the Thesaurus. Roget seized the day and scooped the dirt into a bucket, then planting tomatoes. He was most relieved, thanking Roget.

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  • Roget's Spirit oiled the wheels of language,whispering just the right word in ears to nuance discussions & prevent misunderstanding. He was at war with Antiroget,devil of Antonym's

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  • Anonymous, a support group for individuals who obsessively need to say the opposite. "Isn't the weather pleasant?" asked Jen. "It sucks," replied Sal. "It exhales!" insisted Alex.

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  • "It chokes!" said Dianne in alarm and fell to the floor, leaving the others standing around her bemused. "Well that was a bit over dramatic." Jen said unimpressed. "She could...

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  • have just started the lawnmower instead of going into this whole strangulation thing. Jeez, Dianne!" smirked Jen. "She does this every time it's her turn," said Wally as Dianne's

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  • agent. "Isn't she a-MAZ-ing?" Jen didn't think so, but given Dianne's grass-mowing theatrics, she merely nodded. "Look!" continued Wally. "Dianne's face is actually turning blue!"

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  • Diane started to think maybe holding her breath while mowing the lawn wasn't the greatest decision she'd ever made. She gasped out and took in a deep breath, coughing for air.

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