Plork woke up feeling less circular than usual. He checked the mirror\u2014his edges were\u2026 pointy. Triangular. Unacceptable. He wrapped himself in a round-patterned blanket and rolled to work at the Department of Spherical Affairs. <\/p>\n
His boss, a perfect orb named Mr. Glemb, eyed him suspiciously. \u201cPlork, you seem\u2026 sharp today.\u201d <\/p>\n
Plork forced a laugh. \u201cJust a trick of the light!\u201d <\/p>\n
At lunch, his coworkers effortlessly bounced while he clunked awkwardly. Someone whispered, \u201cNot so round anymore, is he?\u201d <\/p>\n
Plork panicked. He bought expensive curvature creams, slept in a shape-smoothing chamber, even hired a roundness coach. But each morning, the points remained. <\/p>\n
One evening, defeated, he sat in a park. Nearby, a jagged cube and a wobbly star chatted happily. They noticed him. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou new here?\u201d the cube asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2026 I don\u2019t know what I am,\u201d Plork admitted. <\/p>\n
The star grinned. \u201cPerfect. You\u2019ll fit right in.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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