“But she finished her answer first,” I said. “What’s the nearest star to Earth?” “Alpha Centauri!” Abby said quickly. “Wrong!” I said. “No, I’m not!” “Yes, you are. Anyone else?” “Oh!” Larry said. “It’s the sun!” “Right!” I said. “Larry gets the beanbag! Careful with your assumptions, Abby.” She folded her arms in a huff. “Who can tell me the radius of Earth?” Trang raised his hand. “Three thousand, nine hundre—” “Trang!” Abby said. “The answer is Trang.” Trang froze in confusion. “What?” I asked. Abby preened. “You asked who could tell you the radius of Earth. Trang can tell you. I answered
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