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go afters World     "Bobby," yelled his mother in a shrill voice. "Bobby, you have to get upand go to school today"     " simply mom, I have to work at school and I cant watch TV there," Bobpleaded. "Besides I get the lowest marks in my class because the work is so easythat I get bored."     "Just come and have your breakfast and go to school," she ordered him.     As Bob headed towards school, he saw one of his friends skateboardingdown the street.     "Yo Bob, you wanna try my board, man?" the youth asked.     "No thanks, my knee is acting up again," Bob replied.     "Sure man, whatever you phrase dude," was the reply he got as the youthskated away at top speed.     "Hi Bob," came the voice of Lucille as she came up to walk to schoolwith him. &nbs p   "Hi Lucille," Bob replied shyly.     Bob and Lucille were good friends. Bob wished that they could go out ona date but, he knew there was several reasons why they would not make a goodcouple. First Lucille had told him that she did not like it if her boyfriend wasa lot smarter and better at sports than her. After-all they were so different.She worked so hard to get stuff through with(p) while he needed very little time if any atall. She was the captain of the soccer and basketball teams while, if his kneewas better, he could beat her at any sport. He knew they were just so differentthey were fated not to be together.     The two friends chatted their way to school. She talked about her sportsgames and practices and how ofttimes homework she had while he talked about the TVshows he had watched.     When they got to school they said their good-byes -- she hadtrigonometry and he had basic computers.&n bsp    As the teacher started her usual rant about this and that, Bob sour tohis brilliant (like him) friend John when he said.     "Hey man didnt I see you walking with that Lucille chick?" John askedhim.     "Ya I mean she isnt smart or as good at sports like you and me but Ilike her anyway," Bob replied.     "But Bob man, she just smacks of effort, how does one person do so muchwork?" John asked Bob.     "I know that is a serious letdown, doing stuff sucks, I dont know whyshe does it," Bob used his usual drowsy voice.