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The Sorting Room III

This time, the man first looked up and down the table and after receiving nods from each of the committee members, he once again sat forward and said into the microphone, “Thank you 544, please go to the green door and enter.â€? Looking to the next man in line, he said “Please, go on.â€?

The next man in line stepped forward as just as the two before him, stared straight ahead as he spoke. “My number is 590, I do not claim any god, and I am from the United States of America.â€? The man looked to be in his late teens with a regulation military hair cut, average physical build and tattoos covered about 65 percent of his body.

“Please go to the red door and enter,â€? the man at the microphone said, this time not consulting the rest of the committee. “Next please.â€?

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