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The students filed out, talking in hushed tones. Maya lingered. She walked up to the podium. Thorne was erasing the board.
"You hate me," he said. It wasn't a question. "Good. You should hate the things that expose your weaknesses. But remember this: I am the only professor who treated you like adults. I am the only one who told you the truth. The world out there," he pointed to the window, "will not grade you on a curve. It will not give you extensions. It will not care about your excuses. I have spent sixteen weeks throwing stones at your glass houses. If they are shattered, build them stronger. If they are cracked, repair them. If they stand... perhaps you learned nothing." coursedevil
"Read this aloud."
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"I... I wanted to thank you."