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　　He　was　also；　partly　because　of　this；　of　a　rather　irritable　disposition。
　　So　when　his　world　was　threatened　by　terrible　invaders　from　a　distant　star；　who　were　still　a　fair　way　off　but　travelling　fast；　he；　Blart　Versenwald　III　（his　name　was　Blart　Versenwald　III；　which　is　not　strictly　relevant；　but　quite　interesting　because　…　never　mind；　that　was　his　name　and　we　can　talk　about　why　it's　interesting　later）；　was　sent　into　guarded　seclusion　by　the　masters　of　his　race　with　instructions　to　design　a　breed　of　fanatical　superwarriors　to　resist　and　vanquish　the　feared　invaders；　do　it　quickly　and；　they　told　him；　〃Concentrate！〃
　　So　he　sat　by　a　window　and　looked　out　at　a　summer　lawn　and　designed　and　designed　and　designed；　but　inevitably　got　a　little　distracted　by　things；　and　by　the　time　the　invaders　were　practically　in　orbit　round　them；　had　e　up　with　a　remarkable　new　breed　of　super…fly　that　could；　unaided；　figure　out　how　to　fly　through　the　open　half　of　a　half…open　window；　and　also　an　offswitch　for　children。　Celebrations　of　these　remarkable　achievements　seemed　doomed　to　be　shortlived　because　disaster　was　imminent　as　the　alien　ships　were　landing。　But　astoundingly；　the　fearsome　invaders　who；　like　most　warlike　races　were　only　on　the　rampage　because　they　couldn't　cope　with　things　at　home；　were　stunned　by　Versenwald's　extraordinary　breakthroughs；　joined　in　the　celebrations　and　were　instantly　prevailed　upon　to　sign　a　wide…ranging　series　of　trading　agreements　and　set　up　a　programme　of　cultural　exchanges。　And；　in　an　astonishing　reversal　of　normal　practice　in　the　conduct　of　such　matters；　everybody　concerned　lived　happily　ever　after。
　　There　was　a　point　to　this　story；　but　it　has　temporarily　escaped　the　chronicler's　mind。



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