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You get one wish, but the genie always tries to curse it. What do you wish for?

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simple@lemm.ee
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Nothing. I’ve read enough Monkey’s Paw stories to know this is a bad idea.

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Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee
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You end up with a genie begging you to make a wish every waking moment of your life, ala “three thousand years of longing”

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Tomatoes [they/them]@lemmygrad.ml
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Yep, the worst kind of story. “Be careful what you wish for, because you might get fine print.”

Main characters: make wish Monkey’s Paw: gives wish and something else Main characters: Oh, the problem was me wanting the reasonable thing, not that I trusted a really shady entity in asking for it! Me: May I leave this planet now?

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