Medical Mystery
Jun 3rd, 2010 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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The doctors had never seen anything like it exactly. They took x-rays. They called in colleagues. They consulted every textbook they could find.
“You can see the glow through his stomach.”
“How the heck is it still burning?”
“The melted wax must be damaging his digestive system.”
“And you say it doesn’t hurt?” they asked.
“Not in the least,” the patient responded.
“Well, I guess we’ll have to operate.”
The examination was interrupted by a forbidding woman entering the room, who looked to be the afflicted’s personal assistant.
“Don’t let Mr. Copperfield worry you,” she admonished. “He’s just showing off.”
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