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<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="university">university</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="huddled">huddled</span>, <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> &<span word="mdash">mdash</span>; <span word="then">then</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commencement">commencement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="had">had</span>; <span word="others">others</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="assurance">assurance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conquer">conquer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="knew">knew</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snap">snap</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>. <span word="Requesting">Requesting</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span>.</p><p><span word="Jubilantly">Jubilantly</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="papers">papers</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="smiles">smiles</span> <span word="broadened">broadened</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>-<span word="type">type</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="papers">papers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="confident">confident</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="as">as</span>, <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>: &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>?</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raised">raised</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="four">four</span>?</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Three">Three</span>? <span word="Two">Two</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span> <span word="restlessly">restlessly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seats">seats</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="One">One</span>, <span word="then">then</span>? <span word="Certainly">Certainly</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="silent">silent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="papers">papers</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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