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The next morning at school, Max and Teddy were walking down the hallway, trying to make their way past the ridiculous swarm of people.
"I still don't get why they call him zombie boy." Max said, the "him" being Will. "I mean, I get it. He got lost in the woods for a week or something, but why is he a zombie? Because everyone thought he was dead?"
"Yeah, I mean, we had a funeral for him and everything." Teddy replied.
"After a week?"
"Well, see, some other kid drowned at the quarry. We thought it was Will because his body was super decomposed."
"What? Okay, that's not funny." Max said.
"It's not a joke, alright? It's public knowledge." Teddy stated. "You can ask anybody. Except Will, because he's really sensitive about it."
"Okay."
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"The case of Phineas Gage is one of the great medical curiosities of all time." Mr Clarke spoke. "Phineas was a railroad worker in 1848 who had a nightmarish accident. A large iron rod was driven completely through his head."
"Phineas miraculously survived. He seemed fine. And physically, yes, he was. But his injury resulted in a complete change to his personality. So much so that friends who knew him started referring to him as 'No longer Gage.' At the time, this was known as the American Crowbar Case. Although it wasn't a-"
Mr Clarke got cut off by Dustin frantically bursting through the door.
"I am so sorry, Mr Clarke. Really, I'm so sorry. Please continue with the class." Dustin panted. "Don't mind me, really, continue please. Thanks."
Mr Clarke complied, and started to continue the lesson.
"Although it wasn't a crowbar, it was a rod, as I said."
"We have to meet. All of us. At lunch, AV Club." Dustin whispered.
"Why?" Mike asked.
"I have something that you won't believe." Dustin replied.
"Alright." Mike said, and they all turned to the front of the room again.
