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agreement process at every lunch
hour. We were all ready to see
Dennis make his attempt, but Rod
wasn’t taking any chances. He
planned to try out every phrase he
thought a girl might say and make
sure Dennis’s responses were perfect.
Finally, after a couple weeks of
practice, Rod could think of no new
phrases, and Dennis was hitting the
ones thrown at him spot on. I was
even beginning to think I might win
Lenny’s dessert.
The big day finally arrived, and
Rod made sure Dennis’s hair and
clothes were aligned. Dennis walked
across the cafeteria to Missy, the girl
