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have been cheap, because in that hour he
absorbed Susan B. Anthony’s picture into the
side of his face. It was amazing that the ink
was cheap enough to release from the page, yet
no amount of scrubbing could seem to remove it
from his skin. Some students thought that was
when he received the nickname of Suzy Q, but
it wasn’t. That came later.
You see, even the bell signaling the change
of classes didn’t wake him. Only the books
slamming and packs zipping were enough noise
to barely rouse Sleeping Beauty. He would pull
himself together enough to move to the next
class, where he would immediately fall asleep
again.
One day at lunch, before Rod got there,
Lenny addressed the issue. “You know guys,
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