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Asthegoodsaretraded,oneoftheBerbersmakesscratchlikemarksontheparchment.
Theparchmentpaperinmyhousehasfinallyhadabiggerusethanmakingburntcookiesthatnooneelselikes.Foryears,Ihavestruggledmakingcookiesthatarentburntandhard.Ihavealwaysblameditonmyparchmentpaper,thinkingthatitsomehowcaughtfireduringthebakingprocess.Once,Ievensawmyparchmentpaperspontaneouslycombustintoamagicalconfetti,muchtothedismayofmyalmostperfectlyburntcookies.Itookouttheparchmentandsawsomethingthatchangedmycookiesforever,strangemarkswereallovermyparchmentpaper.ThesemarksglowedasbrightasmyneighborshouseduringChristmasnight.Now,Itrytoblametheparchmentformybadcookingskills.
AstrangeCanadianbeingsuddenlypoppedintomykitchen.HewentbythenameJustinBeiberJustinBerbernotBeiberthebeingcorrectedme.
Heledmedownthekitchensinkandtoldmetoclosemyeyes.Heturnedonthegarbagedisposalandwewentdownlikelastnightsdinner.Aheardloudthudfollowedbyahighpitchedscream.Isoonfoundoutthatwasme.TheCanadianBerbertoldmetofollowhimtothecaravan.Hescratchedapieceofparchmentpaperandacamelequippedwithfruitsappearedunderme.HeledmetoastrangerplacethanSpamMuseum!TheEmpireofGhana.Ghanahadtonsofcamelsridingsalt.Iwastoldthatwehadtostealtheirsupposedgold
WereachedthecenterofGhana.Alargemosquewaslocatedrightnexttothelibrary.TurnsoutthatwereinCordobato.Asweenteredthelibrary,theBerberlookedattheshelf.Heturneditandadooropened.Great,Iwondered,weareintheMLKJlibraryto.AbrightyellowlightemergedandIsawit.ThemostbeautifulthingIhaveeverseen.Ontopofaseeminglyinnocentpieceofparchmentpaper,layathick20lbs.blockofgold.Thegoldshinedbrighterthanthesun,makingitalmostimpossibletolookat.Wereachedforthegoldwhenitdisappeared.Theparchmentpaperhad
turnedintoamonsterofallthecookiesthathavebeenburnt.Hespitoutbrownsugarandtackledmeintoapitofchocolatecookies.TheBerberfledwithallofthegold,leavingmeto
drowninapitofmycookingmistakes.Whileinthechocolatechippit,Irealizedthatitwasntboiling,itwasonlylukewarm.Iswamoutofitandscratchedtheparchmentpapermonsterformingatriangleandtwosquares.Igotpizzaandtwopiecesofbread.Ithrewitatthemandhefellintoafoodcoma.Iranawayasfastasicouldandneverlookedback.Now,Iknownottomesswithparchmentpaper.Also,nevertrustaguythatmagicallyappearsinyourkitchen.
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