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Post by Lisa on Mar 31, 2012 1:12:57 GMT 10
Title: Copy Bright Rating: G MPP Prompt 65: Cheaters Never Prosper Word Count: 150 Summary: Merric needs help, and cheating might be the only answer.
“No matter how many times you explain it to me,” Merric said with a scowl, “I’m not going to understand how you solved the problem.”
Kel sighed and placed the tip of her pencil to the first calculation on his sheet. “Let’s start again from the beginning,” she suggested. “The total projected wagon load is two hundred and sixteen pounds, plus the weight of the driver and guard – we know how much the wheel axles can handle, right?”
Merric groaned and looked at the other members of their study group. Neal’s answers were likely wrong – he was terrible at mathematics. Owen’s writing was illegible. Neither were good candidates to copy off of. He tried to catch a glimpse of Prosper’s paper, but a blinding white light burst from around the younger boy’s fingers.
“Cheaters never prosper,” he said, glaring at Merric.
“And Prosper never cheats,” chorused the others in amusement.
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Post by Rosie on Mar 31, 2012 3:42:37 GMT 10
;D I love this - and the last two lines are pure genius.
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Post by Lisa on Mar 31, 2012 5:31:36 GMT 10
Thank you! ^__^ It's something that got stuck in my head, so I had to use it.
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Post by disiny2003 on Mar 31, 2012 17:24:50 GMT 10
I agree with the genius comment
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Post by Lisa on Apr 2, 2012 6:10:39 GMT 10
Thanks!
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Post by Kypriotha on Apr 3, 2012 0:04:24 GMT 10
Ahaha! Much love for this piece - and Merric. Ah, dear, sweet Merric. It's a good thing he has Kel and Prosper to be his moral compass (can you imagine if he was left with just Neal and Owen??? The horror!).
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