The girl was nervous about her first day as an intern at the hospital. There were so many medical professionals in one place. She could only hope not to make a fool of herself. She came into the office with the test results and puffed out her chest to deliver them confidently.
"The patient has a blood alcohol content of 0.7," she said.
The doctor looked confused. "That's impossible. He would be dead."
The girl giggled nervously. "I'm sorry. I meant 7.0."
"So he's 700% alcohol?" the doctor asked amused.
The girl giggled again and slunk out of the room.
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