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Chapter Twenty-One
Present- June 10th, 2033
The annual Hemmingway Book convention is a wonderful place to meet your favorite authors. It is also a great place to meet your fans, and get to know them. They can even ask you questions. I have been honored with sitting at the author’s table this year. I will be beside some of the best authors of our day.
It is being held in the Quebec City Convention Centre. I am a VIP member, so I will be staying on the top floor of the Four Points Hotel. It is the epitome of bourgeois and expensive. They even have a fridge full of all the dietary foods and beverages that I asked for. I will be staying in there for a few hours to unpack, and
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