Uriah drops his tray next to ...

Uriah drops his tray next to me. It is loaded with beef stew and chocolate cake. I stare at the cake pile. There was cake? I say, looking at my own plate, which is more sensibly stocked than Uriah’s. Yeah, someone just brought it out. Found a couple boxes of the mix in the back and baked it, he says. You can have a few bites of mine. A few bites? So you’re planning on eating that mountain of cake by yourself? Yes. He looks confused. Why? Never mind.
Uriah drops his tray next to me. It is loaded with beef stew and chocolate cake. I stare at the cake pile. There was cake? I say, looking at my own plate, which is more sensibly stocked than Uriah’s. Yeah, someone just brought it out. Found a couple boxes of the mix in the back and baked it, he says. You can have a few bites of mine. A few bites? So you’re planning on eating that mountain of cake by yourself? Yes. He looks confused. Why? Never mind.

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