Word: vag
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...down and two to go, Vag thought as he marked up his calender. He circled two dates and ran an exclamation point down through his last exam. Looked at one reading list, but don't even remember where I put it. Vag pecked underneath his blotter and back of the beer cans on the window still. Have to go farther back than that, Vag mused, and started looking through his desk. Going to be one of those long nights again. Reading lists for Reading Period, went the phrase, but it still, wasn't too late if he hurried. He looked...
...maybe worse, thought Vag several hours later. This last minute stuff is for Freshmen. Or birds. Examinations were so unfair because you only had the night before to review. Well, next term I'll be different, Vag thought. I'll fool them and do the reading ahead of time. Way ahead of time, he ran his pencil back and forth across the page until he had nicely furrowed one paragraph. He scratched his car with the eraser and looked at his watch. Right where I should be. He skipped the next thirty pages, to give himself a half-hour break...
Getting up, he circled the calendar once again, then flipped forward to the may page and the gleaming red-head. Ignoring her, Vag leaned forward to write "time to start review" in the May 2nd square. Trying to write "review," he dropped his pencil down behind the desk...
Blast it, Vag groaned. He swung an invisible ski pole at holidays in general. Vacation was swell, but Christmas cramped your style. Sort of chopped up the first week. And places were always so crowded-why not just leave and head for the mountains...
...Vag headed for his room instead. Several hours later, he spouted out of his chair and headed for the window, for there were carolers below. Peace on earth, goodwill toward men, thought Vag as he bounced down the steps and linked arms with one of the crowd. "It came upon a midnight clear," he told the night, "that glorious..." He turned to the fellow beside him. "What day is the Rose Bowl game...