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“Morning,” Newt said a few days later as he sat down next to me in physics.

“Hey,” I replied, not even glancing up.

Newt stopped. He glared at me for a second, then stood again. “You broke the routine. Now we have to do it again.”

At this I finally looked up, giving him a face full of exasperation and, beneath that, vague amusement. He walked completely out of the room then returned just a moment later, looking completely serene.

“Morning,” he said, nodding at me.

“You're kidding me,” I answered.

He gave me a stern look. “Morning,” he repeated.

I sighed. “It’s not a good morning,” I relented.

Except that Newt was smiling, and the morning really didn't seem that bad.

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