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Round Peg in a Square Hole

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By Julie LacksonenPublished 5 months ago • Updated 5 months ago • 1 min read
Round Peg in a Square Hole
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Okay, let’s take it out and turn it on.

No, no, no, you always open everything up first.

Right, then you turn it on.

Are you daft?

How can you turn it on when it’s not assembled?

YOU take over then. I opened the box.

Gladly. Where are the directions?

But you still didn’t open everything.

You said that was the first step.

Fine…

There, open boxes. Happy?

Delighted. What about the bags?

You open them. I’m looking at instructions.

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Finished! It’s good, right?

Everything is centralized.

What have you done?

I got a big bowl.

All the parts are organized together.

How are we supposed to know what goes where?

YOU’RE the genius. You figure it out.

At least help me sort.

You find all the ones with red labels.

No problem.

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Problem. This one doesn’t have a label.

Hopefully, we’ll know when it’s needed.

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It looks great. Can I turn it on?

Fine.

It ain’t workin’.

Hey we didn’t use that one part.

Let’s just take this back and pay for assembly.

That’s what I said in the first place.

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Julie Lacksonen

I'm a soon-to-be retired music educator. This is my 40th and final year at the same school. I enjoy writing, reading, walking, swimming, and spending time with family.

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    Written by Julie Lacksonen