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Robert represented his class for the fourth grade spelling bee; they had their competition today. He held up quite well under pressure, though he flubbed "perpendicular" and was eliminated. He can take solace in the fact that three other kids couldn't spell it correctly either and were immediately eliminated.
Bob's been studying hard for it the last few days, so I know he's a bit disappointed he didn't win. But on the other hand, he's also been able to skip two writing assignments, so it hasn't been all hard work for him.
Bob's friend Tim won. He and two other finalists proceed to the school-wide spelling bee final, which will be held this Friday.