A Story In
100 Words
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So Complicated
Harry wiped his brow as he stood before the giant flaming gates. Looking over his shoulder, the entrance to heaven beckoned, with thousands of newly dead souls waiting to be sorted in between.
"Next."
Harry was jostled to the front of the line.
"Will you be contesting your designation to hell?"
"Yes!"
"Very well. Fill out the following in triplicate." He held an aggressively thick stack of forms. "Every claim will need written evidence. One mistake, and you start over. Or you can skip the whole ordeal and enter hell immediately."
As in life, dead Harry chose the easier option.
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