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THE PERMANENT ARCHIVE • CASE V • UNWELCOME LEVITY

The Laugh That Came Too Early

He was telling a perfectly structured joke. A guest laughed before the carefully designated moment. He paused, adjusted his cuffs, and requested that everyone start again from the beginning.

“He never forgets a slight. He catalogs it by date.”

Here’s to you, the Sultan of the Side-Eye.

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