I used to have a

crush on a girl

named, Sincerely.

***

Then, one day,

she moved away,

***

So, I wrote her a letter,

to express

all the things that

were in my heart.

***

It began,

“Dear Sincerely,

George.

***

It was a very short letter.

***

So, to compensate,

at the bottom of the letter,

I added a bunch of X’s and O’s.

saying,

***

“This is what

tic-tac-toe

looks like

without the

number sign.”

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