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The Devil in the Details 100 words It was cold at the crossroad, much colder than it had been all those years ago. As the time crawled steadily closer to midnight, Ernest recalled his last meeting with the devil. "So you make me the smartest man alive, and in return I give you my soul?" Ernest asked. "Yes," came the gravely voice of the figure in front of him. "And there ain't no way I can get it back?" The figure shook its head wordlessly. With a handshake, Ernest was incredibly bright, but felt strangely hollow inside. But now, wise enough to recognize his error, he'd come back to correct his double negative.
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