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The plague, it was said, caused a worldwide flummox
But it was nothing, they said, no worse than the pox
Which pox? Cowpox, chickenpox, swinepox?
Didn’t they know the pox was a killer?
Whether detoxed or vaccinated, nothing could stop this grave-filler.
42 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Flummox
crispina kemp 
A serious mistake.
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Mmm indeed
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👍🏼
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History likes to repeat itself. Nice use of the keyword.
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Thank you. It wasn’t planned, it just rolled, as so often happens with Sammi’s prompts
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Well said!
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Thank you 🙂
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Well done, Crispina. A flummoxing dilemma for sure.
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Great use of the prompt 😃
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I like to be creative 🙂
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That was a rather dark take. Well done, however!
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Thank you, Dale. It flowed. You know how it is 🙂
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They seem to just slide from you mind to your fingertips with ease!
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A little bit of tweaking on the way. But they could hardly be called high literature. Mostly silliness
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What’s wrong with that?
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