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I'll admit this took some skill to pull off. It's a joke that can only work, once. But even the first few sentences I was already working in the hints. I chopped a lot of what I had originally as a lead up to what boils down to a punchline, left just enough for the reader to remain glued and not skip ahead. It was, in my humble opinion, well crafted; so don't feel dumb! LOL!