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“Okay, men,” said the football coach at the end of a discouraging practice session. “There’s one more formation I want to teach you. It’s pretty simple — everybody just form a circle around me.”
The players gathered around him. “Now start running toward the field house,” he ordered. “But, coach,” exclaimed one player, “when will we need a formation like this?”
“If things go as I suspect,” replied the coach, “it’ll be needed after every game — to get me past the alumni.”
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