Before the exam, two students ran out to the student commons to get writing utensils.
The first put her quarters into the machine and received a thin, black ballpoint pen, as plain as could be.
The second inserted her quarters and was given a sword, short but well balanced, with a sturdy silver hilt and a blade that gleamed like a pearl.
The two looked at each other.
"You know, you're still probably going to do better on the test," said the second student to the first.
"I guess," the first said with a frown, "but then there's that whole difference between what you do in school on your tests versus what you do in the real world, and in that case...."
She fumbled through her coat pocket in search of two more quarters.
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