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I wrote this for English in my senior year of high school
A man with a briefcase walks out onto the sidewalk. In the country Yahoo
57, one of many owned by the corporation Yahoo, the sidewalks moved you along
to your destination. The year was 2082, and the man had a calm look on his
face. Thirty seconds after getting on the sidewalk, squares formed into a
disconnected globe around the top half of the man's body.
The squares were green, until images started appearing inside the squares.
The images started advertising different products that were being sold. The
products advertised ranged from hair products to exercise weights. Each
commercial didn't last for more than 5 seconds before another took its place.
As he was transported along the sidewalk, other people on the sides of the
road were surrounded by similar green globes, even a baby in its carriage.
About 10 minutes later, the man stepped off the sidewalk. After finishing
their last messages, the green squares disappeared. On his way into the Yahoo
57 Capital Building, the man had already decided how he would use his next
paycheck.
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