The Templeton Twins Have an Idea

The Templeton Twins Have an Idea — page 5 — One day thirteen years earlier HOLD IT yet so how can anything be earlier than nothing you may be thinking Earlier than what Nothing has happened In reply I can say only that it seemed like a good idea to write One day thirteen years earlier but now I am having Second Thoughts I shall try writing the Prologue again But wait First let us all agree on what a Prologue is A Prologue is the part of the story that happens before the events of the main story itself Pro means before and logue means whatever it means Look it up Why do I have to do everything The purpose of the Prologue is to establish something important important that will have consequences later There We all agree on what a Prologue is That is I have told you what it is and you agree with me Now at last finally here is the actual Prologue 12 the templeton twins have an idea

The Templeton Twins Have an Idea — page 6 — ACTUAL PROLOGUE Getting Started Again One day thirteen years earlier Professor Elton Templeton was in his office at Elysian University University talking with a student Normally the Professor enjoyed meeting with students in his office but today he was distracted by the fact that his wife was about to give birth to their first baby However he had been told that the baby would not be ready to be born for some time so he had decided to conduct conduct his usual office hours He had met with all the students students who wished to speak with him except this one This young man who was quite good-looking had come to the Professor’s office to protest the grade the Professor had given him in a course entitled Introduction Introduction to Systems Dynamics Do you know what that means Of course you don’t And yet I do

The Templeton Twins Have an Idea — page 7 — Fortunately for both you and me what it means is irrelevant to our story For now just bear in mind that the Professor was a renowned engineer and inventor and so he taught courses in things like systems and dynamics The grade the Professor had given this student was an F which is the worst grade you can possibly get The Professor had never given anyone an F before and in case you are interested he never would again He didn’t like giving anyone an F and he didn’t like arguing over grades He was uncomfortable with the entire discussion But as he explained the good-looking student had left him no choice Look here the Professor said You left me no choice You cheated on all your exams This made the student even more upset But I came to all your lectures Yes but you slept through them the Professor said And you handed in reports that were proven to have been written by someone else The door to the Professor’s office opened Standing there was the secretary of the engineering department She was very excited the templeton twins have an idea 14

The Templeton Twins Have an Idea — page 8 — Professor she said breathlessly The hospital called The babies are coming Oh my goodness the Professor said As he got up from his desk he said to the young man Now you will have to excuse me the babies are coming But we’re not finished the young man said You have to give me at least a C or I’ll flunk out of college I cannot give you a C the Professor said hastily stuffing papers into his briefcase and grabbing his hat You can’t go the young man said You have to listen to me Our meeting is concluded the Professor said The babies are coming and I must be at the hospital The Professor was about to hurry out of the building building when something occurred to him He stopped at the secretary’s desk DID YOU SAY BABIES She had As Professor Elton Templeton discovered upon arriving at the hospital his wife had had two babies which as you may know is twice as many as one Somehow Somehow when the doctors had given Professor Templeton’s he asked actual prologue getting started again 15

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