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In Spite of Ourselves

Tim first noticed the weird flowers as he was walking home from school. This was back when we had school. They were shiny, and the petals moved even though there was no wind. He picked one for his mom, but when he got home he saw them blooming in the yard. The next morning, the aliens were everywhere, school was canceled, and the whole country was in an uproar because all the weapons had disappeared. Soon everyone had a brain chip, and the aliens said school was obsolete. The rest you know.

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