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Graduation Day

The making of a team, and everyone's favourite: The Nutty Purple One.

By L.C. SchäferPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
Graduation Day
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Chocolate makes children easy to kidnap. Chutes with whirring blades terrify them into obedience. They love chocolate... until they find out what - who - goes into it. Feet first, usually.

"Your Graduation is also your baptism," the top-hatted psycho told them. "You enter the Goo a child, and emerge a Valued Team Member!"

Child #1 was winched into the air by the ankles, shrieking. The old man capered to see it thrashing like a fish, then splutter on re-surfacing, a delightful shade of orange.

Mr Wonka brandished his cane and whooped,

"GO TEAM!"

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This was inspired by Zack Graham's microfiction story.

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    Written by L.C. Schäfer