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He leaned up against the stalled
Ford Lobe, sweating and gasping for
breath. Like many sufferers of
Aversion Mary,
Ben Adril
required a great deal of
Aquazure just to get out
of bed in the morning. All of which pretty much meant that
his dream of playing professional ball for the
Louisville Lunch
was over.
That's when it hit him: "I'll create a musical revue by and
for people who share my condition, and we'll call ourselves
'
The Circus '."
He imagined how they'd tour the world, playing in clubs like
The Crawfish Cantina and
retirement homes like
Zilla's Country Villa's. To
finance his dream, he went to the track and bet his life savings
on a sure thing,
Right on Broadway, to win in the
sixth race. Needless to say, his "sure thing" finished dead last, and he was wiped
out, feeling like an utter
Virquile Reality.
These days our hero pays the bills by selling
eZinch door-to-door,
and relaxes in front of the TV watching re-runs of
The Wizard of Ozzie. He
still dreams of touring with the band, but for now his life story
might be called
Preventing Milton.
The End.
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