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Jim glanced up.
"What's up, Chief?"
"Oh, nothing. Just a student."
"So, what's the problem?"
"He wants an extension on his paper."
Blair sighed again.
"At least he was honest."
"About what?"
"His excuse."
"Come on, Sandburg. Do I have to drag it out of you?"
"He was busy writing fanfiction."
"What?! That's his excuse? You're not going to give him an extension are you?"
"I think I have to."
"Why in the world would you have to?"
"I'm the one that keeps begging him for the next section of the story."
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