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“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was soic”

~ Oscar Wilde

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Fee

“Hello? Charles, can you hear me?”

The call connects, my friend’s response an ominous crackle followed by some mostly distorted vowels sounds

“reoui”

“Charles?” I pull the phone away fro we’re still connected because I need help Plus, I also have so very important that I need to tell hiht now”

Exactly that

“ouee”

“I’h, but Fred has a puncture, and guess what? There’s no spare tyre!” I don’t knohy I’ he’s the reason Fred, my little Fiat, doesn’t have a spare “This is the absolute last ti,” I continue Okay, rant “Seriously, you won’t get soone with your lunch!”

“mavourie”

“You proet the tyre fixed last week”

“Ai—”