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My best friend told me his father was going to marry him off to a cow.

When?

"Tomorrow," he said. "The Senate will draw lots again, but I've already been chosen in advance."

"That's impossible," I blurted out. "No one can cheat at the temple."

He only shook his head wearily, then slumped into the sofa in the lounge.

I started to panic. None of this sounded real. Just three minutes ago, I thought it had nothing to do with me. The only thing on my mind was next week's midterms. Now I stood frozen in place, like an idiot, asking stupidly,

"But you... you're not..."

"I lied," he said, raising his head. "You know how I always tell you about going out of town to fool around on weekends? That wasn't true..."

"So you've never..." I shook my head in disbelief. "Oh my god... You're a genius at making things up."

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