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grabbed my phone from the nightstand and squinted at the screen. Alerts from nearly e

fuck?" I mutter

and I decided that I wasn't wired to deal with whatever it was.

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already mapping out my activities for the day and I'd completely forgotten to

inessman and a student. I pulled out my notebook to jot down some ideas f

ere star

ortably in my seat, a group of passengers a few feet away whis

" I murmured to myself, d

nse of relief. The whispers had unnerved me, but I shook i

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s onto campus

f. A few groups turned their heads to look at me. Ot

ed my ba

d as he passed, slowing his steps, a hint of

replied, frow

think you're a badass

" But he'd a

the behavior continued. I could hear

he kn

't even.

m, I exhaled deeply, trying

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for my lecture, already eager to start on th

ping to bring order to the room. "Today,

many seemed distracted. A girl in the front row had her phone out, openly recordi

ence wo

snapped, looking

ts shifted i

t condone, it's your full attention. If my class is perhaps borin

y tone leaving no room for argument. "The Fr

't shake the feeling that I was the

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I quickly packed my t

the quiet, the smell of old books, and the steady rhythm

n, Marcy, practically

flushed with excitement. "You have big

ked. "

"Don't tell me you have

" I replied, frownin

ulling me to a chair behind the

tantly swarmed by a flood of notifications. My YouTube ap

fuck...?" I whispered,

grinning. "Your video went viral

ay, the one I'd recorded in a moment of impassioned frustrati

story isn't something you can

don't trust tec

innovation at all. Typ

as I scrolled thro

dded, barely able to contain her excitemen

le on her phone and showed i

Sparks Global Debate on

eath

ng God. This can't

lly started a movement. People are using the has

he screen, my

, a staff member appea

ssor C

y nerves on

ould like to see

an eyebrow.

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e felt surreal. My pulse quickened

oor, my palms were damp with sweat

Chancellor's de

oor open and s

behind his desk, hi

the tall man seated across from him.

ght as recogn

er T

ay, right before my video-the

yielding. His jaw was set, and there was no mist

cy's w

l,