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[WP] Kurt Vonnegut coined the phrase "Necklaces for Cleopatra" to describe the long, florid, and unnecessary sentences used by misguided new writers. Write a short story for which this phrase is an appropriate title. Your story need not contain references to new writers, Vonnegut, or florid prose.

by /u/st_sebastian in /r/WritingPrompts

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