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Handicap story by Matisse “Hey! How many trees does it take to screw in a light bulb?” Asked Roger, as he took another shot of whatever he was drinking.”How many?” replied Henry, just as drunk as Roger. “To get to the other side!” explained Roger, mixing up the jokes. They had been in the casino for two hours, twenty three minutes and forty seven seconds; the time was ten thirty four P.M. Lee knew this without a timepiece, and he was thinking of leaving. Lee had Savant Syndrome, so he didn’t understand the jokes that his co-workers, Roger and Henry, were telling each other. Roger was talking to lee now “Hey Lee, why aren’t you laughing? Don’t you like my jokes?” “I-“ Lee began to speak but he was interrupted by Henry

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