Once upon a time, there was a boy, and a girl who hated the boy. 
 “I hate you”, said the girl. 
 “I understand”, replied the boy. 
 Tears began to fall. 
 “It’s raining”, said the boy. 
 “It is”, replied the girl. 
 “It is”, the boy repeated. 
 The boy took out an umbrella. The girl did not. 
 “You do not have an umbrella”, the boy observed. 
 The girl nodded.…


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 Ahmed awoke to the sound of a blaring alarm. He hit the snooze button and
shut his eyelids tightly and tried to will…