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    The George Explosion
    The George Explosion
    The George Explosion
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    The George Explosion

    By Chris Wong Sick Hong

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    A man named Allen tackles a Herculean task: writing nametags for 100 floors of unappreciative coworkers. It goes as well as could be expected.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWSH Creative, LLC
    Release dateJun 9, 2018
    ISBN9781386591573
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      The George Explosion

      1. It starts small

      The potted plant in the lobby is missing half its leaves. Five of the six employees smoking in the designated area, walled off from the rest of the ground floor by translucent plastic walls, are named George. They stand in a rough circle, directly underneath the vent. There are chairs along the walls, but no one sits. Marigold sunlight, streaming through the exterior windows and double doors, hits the plastic and jaundices everyone inside. Outside the smoker cube, the lobby is busy, filled with employees rushing at a breakneck pace. Everyone wear beige slacks and a baby blue dress shirt. Folders, packages and binders change hands, presentations are discussed, and gossip exchanged. One or two of the employees is snacking on vending machine spoils.

      The odd-man out,

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