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Thursday, April 25, 2019

Facetious Fantasies #2 - Green Potion [#81]

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            "I don't know, this is a hard sell for me," I told the shopkeeper.
            "I promise you, you'll never regret this purchase," the shopkeeper brandished his product. "This potion will grant the greatest of vitality. You'll never feel the pangs of exhaustion ever again." He dangled the potion between his thumb and index finger, a green liquid swirled inside the glass bottle.
            "I just couldn't sleep well tonight if I spent this much money on a single potion," I admitted.
            "Ah, no need to worry," he flourished his robes, "it is also a sleeping aid. You'll sleep more soundly than a baby in its mother's arms."
            "I thought it was supposed to increase vitality and prevent exhaustion," I noted. "How can it both keep me awake and put me to sleep?"
            "It can do both," he assured me.
            "This isn't the kind of stimulant that'll make me crash a few hours I take it, is it?" I inquired.
            "Nonsense, it is a miraculous all-purpose potion," the shopkeeper sweated. "It has no such side effects."
            "This is sounding more and more like a scam," I exclaimed.
            "Have a little faith, this is a genuine miracle potion," he declared.
            "Oh yeah, what's it made of?" I replied.
            "Why snake oil of course," the shopkeeper revealed proudly. "The most versatile substance in the world!"
            "Really?" I sighed, I couldn't tell if he was serious or not.
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Sometimes not even scam artists are in on the scam.

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