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by Jacky
Rated: E · Fiction · Contest Entry · #2256150
Flash Fiction
The Kit

“Oh for crying out loud. It’s backwards!!”

“How did we do that?”

“I don’t know, It seemed to be going in right. You said the red part was on the left, and it is. I know the blue part went on the top and it is. But the yellow part has to be on the bottom and it isn’t.”

“But that doesn’t make any sense!”

“Well sense or not, it won’t work unless the yellow part is at the bottom. We have to take it all apart.”

“Oh look, when you move the red part to the right, it still works!”

“Oh yeah! Hey, and when you move the blue part to the bottom, it also still works. That’s why it seemed right!”

“Yes, now it seems like the red part and the blue part can be on the top or bottom, or the left or the right. It’s the yellow part that has to be in the right place! All we have to do is get the yellow part in the right place. Come on, help me.”

“How’s this? It’s finally done!”

“Well...”

“What do you mean, well?”

“We did it again.”

“Did what?”

“It still doesn’t work...”
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