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Trash turned the car around and said; “Which brand?”

After a discussion in which it was determined what kind of
hairspray they coasted to a stop in the Walmart parking lot.

They ran inside, grabbed two cans of the hairspray in question,
which the clerk told them had just been displayed earlier the
same day for the first time, and then told Steve to pay for it.
When they got back to the car, Trash paused before starting it
and said with great dramatic flair:

“This is extra-terrestrial. It is fluid, which you can see from the
movement. It is harder than diamonds. It is stronger than
steel. It is a lightweight plastic that is many, many years

beyond what we could produce. I know it sounds strange, but
as Sherlock always said, "When you have eliminated all which
is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable,
must be the truth." They were all silent for the rest of the drive
home.

Upon reentry to the house they repeatedly sprayed the object

with the recently purchased hairspray. There was no noticeable
effect. They sprayed it over and over with the same lack of
results each time. Then Tommy looked in the mirror, decided
his hair could use help, and sprayed himself. Then he ran his
fingers through it and tried to style it. After a pregnant pause,
during which Trash looked at the object in his hand like he was
going to bore a hole in it with his eyes, Steve felt it time to

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