My Greatest Creation

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     At face value, this may not look much but this in my six years of high school, this is perhaps my greatest output—not in terms of grade, not in terms of praise, and definitely not in terms of aesthetic appeal, but for its sentimental value.

    See, when I was making this output, I encountered a series of unfortunate events. From time to time, I am reminded of what I've gone through when I made this output, and every time, I can't help but laugh at how ridiculous the situation was and how clumsily I dealt with it.


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