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The Ramblings of a Quarantined Teenager

A t first, I was thrilled- school was online and all you had to do was occasionally make eye-contact and nod once in a while. No getting up at the ungodly hour of six a.m anymore. But now I realize how it's gone so very wrong. Now, school is just browsing Instagram, a little out of sight, or not even paying attention because "That's ok! I have tuitions!" Our July assessments are going to be digitalized too, and once I heard that, I couldn't even pretend to seriously study anymore. I told my mom about it and she just gave me a look and asked what I was going to do about it. I knew that she knew. It would be wrong to not take advantage of the situation, was what I told her. She simply said that doing it once made it easier to do it in the future- when it wouldn't be as easy to do as it is now. --------------------------- What studying schedule? I'll pick up a textbook sometimes, out of boredom. The only thing I kinda sorta miss about school...

The Story Begins (it's all downhill from there)

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T he one thing everyone can agree on is that one random day, billions of years ago, our universe was created. People of science will tell you that there was a tremendous explosion and matter was flung outwards, expanding forevermore. But people of faith will tell you that there rose a celestial being from nothing, willing the universe into creation and making other beings. Or they'll tell you of a golden egg that hatched and spilled forth the contents of space. Maybe they'll tell you of a giant tree on whose branches different worlds rest. Different countries have different mythologies and different beliefs but when talking about the beginning, there emerges a pattern. Join me, Ficguru, as we delve into the stories of the old lands, each with their own versions of how it all started. There are majorly 2 ways the universe is said to have been created- 1) By a being risen from an empty pit 2)From the 'world egg' From what I've noticed, other...