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Commentator 1: Oh, looks like time’s up folks! I have to say I feel like we’ve
been discussing the same person this entire time. Let’s see if their skills match
up on the court!
Commentator 2: Hold on…there seems to be some sort of disturbance down be-
low. Kinbote has shown up but where’s Hazel?
“Ladies and gentlemen, it is with deepest sorrow that we tell you this, but Hazel
Shade will no longer be playing in today’s match. We have just been informed
that she has drowned. Investigations have commenced. Please stand by for fur-
ther direction.”
Commentator: “Well, I guess we’ll never get to see them play together after all.”
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