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This is humorous fiction: the walk, thoughts and dialogue were invented to make you smile, not to describe a real event.
AI story illustration. Not a photograph of Pai, his family or their home.“We're taking the short route today,” said Mikhail.
Pai agreed. Until the first bush.
The first bush had fresh news. The second had comments. By the third, judging by his expression, a very important discussion had begun.
“We've been standing here for ten minutes,” Dilyara observed.
Pai looked back in genuine surprise: for some reason, humans measured distance in meters rather than interesting things.
They went home the same way. Asked why the walk had taken so long, Pai had his answer ready:
“The route was short. I just read the comments too.”
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