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“I object!” yelled Y. “I’m a vowel, too. Why didn’t you include me?”
“Oh, you’re only a part-time vowel,” sneered O.
“And what’s this about one-sidedness?” cried C and G. “We have two
different pronunciations!”
“And me!” said H. “Sometimes I’m no-sided!”
So all these letters who felt they had been slighted rallied around and
formed a brand-new something-or-other. A few of the bystanders
applauded.

“Oh, let’s not dig up these old feuds,” said V. “We’re all individuals,
remember? It’s okay to have differences: what’s important is that we can
all have fun together. Let’s see if we can create a not-really-a-word that
expresses our happiness at having a vacation!”
At last the letters stopped bickering and started to co-operate. Nine of
them fell into line behind V.
“Now, that’s how we feel, isn’t it?” said the participants.
“Right!” replied the other sixteen letters.