“I can’t believe we don’t have to go to stupid school today!” beamed Claire. “On a Monday! That’s never happened before! Ever!”

“It literally happened last month, Claire,” Tina said.

“No it didn’t,” Claire said.

“At Easter,” Ethel replied.

“We didn’t have Monday off then,” Claire said, bolstering her earlier argument with facts. “We had the whole week off.”

“Twice,” said Daniel, nodding enthusiastically (and also knowledgeably).

“Exactly,” said Claire. “So there!”

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