01.02.2018
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I was sitting at my desk when I heard the familiar tap tap on my cubical wall. Not having a door means you make do with whatever approximation you can.
"Mark, I need you to go to Japan for me," my manager said.
I looked up from my monitor. I had been engrossed in a riveting and fascinating technology brief (not!), and welcomed the interruption. Even so, though, it took me a second to register what he said.
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29.10.2017
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I had had a long day doing some routine planned maintenance at the Aldi supermarket in Newark and now it was nearly nine o'clock as I drove to Mansfield tired and hungry. I knew I couldn't be bothered cooking when I got home so I headed towards the local pub for a bite to eat and a quick pint to finish off the day.
As I parked in the car park close to the pub I remembered that it was Trivial Pursuit night and the place would be packed, plus it would take ages to get served a beer let alone a meal.
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02.05.2017
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The Teenage Asian Witch Meets the Fat Fairy and Gets Poked in the Rear
Emi & Bet hadn't done anything for Halloween in several years. However, this year they had to work at the mall, hand out treats to little monsters, and close-up shop. When the night was done they even had a bag full of candy to take home with them.
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23.04.2017
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It was dark. It was raining. I was tired.
I was also nervous. I considered calling the whole thing off, but it was too late now.
She was waiting.
I peered through the rain spattered windshield, between the squeaking wipers in a vain attempt to make out the names written on the overhead street signs.
"I really should get some glasses," I muttered to myself as my eyes squinted to see through the driving rain.
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25.03.2017
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Just a few weeks ago, my next door neighbor held a party to celebrate the college graduation of their son, Alex. Alex and his family had been my neighbor for many years and so my wife and I were invited. The party began at 7pm and my wife and I walked over around 8pm.
The hosts had a bar set up on their back patio and a professional bartender was mixing and serving guest.
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21.03.2017
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It was late afternoon when Lisa pulled her car into a parking space at the Women's Health Services building. It was time again for her to see her gynecologist. She usually got the early morning appointments, but the office had called a few days ago to change hers. They said her usual doctor was out on leave for a few weeks and would she mind taking an appointment with someone else - a Dr. David Johnson. She preferred to see a female doctor, but her pill prescription was running out and she couldn't wait until her usual doctor came back.
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16.02.2017
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Tiffany Andrews arrived early for her appointment with Miss Elizabeth Jones, Principle of Hedley Coleville Academy. She had only been to the office of the exclusive school once before, when she had enrolled her two children, Amber who was 12 and Derrick 10.
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