The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.This is the city. I work here. I’m a faculty developer. My name is Thursday, Joe Thursday. It was a Friday. It was raining. I was writing up reports when the provost, Julie Wednesday, came into my office. She looked agitated. She started asking questions.
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