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The Lending Library of Tomorrows
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Milo went back to the little door at sunset. The librarian smiled. "To return a day, give one back from your future," she said. "Pick a day you can spare." Milo thought hard. He could give a boring Tuesday weeks from now. Or he could give today, right now, and just go home.
Milo gave back the rest of today instead. The world went gray and still, like someone hit pause. When color came back, it was sunset again and the evening was gone. But his science fair trophy still sat on the shelf. "You kept the prize and paid with your evening," the librarian said. Milo decided that was fair.
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