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The Wacky Adventures of Abraham Lincoln 21

Just to refresh your memory, I have a stack of Abraham Lincoln quotes on my desk. I have challenged myself to write a twisted tale about as many as I can, but limiting myself to 100 words.

Today... we've got a naked Abraham Lincoln here! Wow!

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Abe walked over the hill and saw a circle of people in robes, chanting at a naked man in the middle.

Every five seconds, the man leapt into the air and fell back down to the ground.

"What are you doing?" whispered Abe to an acolyte.

"We are helping our master leap to the moon," said the priest. "If we try hard enough, he will succeed. He cannot fail."

The naked man leapt again. And fell back down.

Again and again.

Eventually, the naked man was too tired to jump anymore.

While the naked man rested, Abe took his place. He was happy to help the chanters, and it had been at least a week since he'd been naked in public.

"To the moon!" he shouted, leaping.

Okay, so

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