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	The Collector Sitting on his Judge Hog Bed in his Neolodge Room (number 890) a Halloween Xweetok smiled as he looked at the scenery in his room. by snowwhite6210
	An Accidentally Permanent April Fool's Deep within the Haunted Woods, even past the foggy streets of Neovia, was a rundown manor that most people did their best to avoid. Collab with hectic_haley by discardedcrayons
	A Wizard's Woes It had been a while. Leudes didn't want to admit that out loud, knowing it would destroy the confidence of his audience, but he had to admit it to himself. by dafsy_
	A Prankster Makes an Amazing Discovery It was April Fool’s Day, and Tivlia the Maraquan Blumaroo woke up excitedly, her prank planned in advance. by _brainchild_
	Origin of the Book: Shocking Pranks Theo the Cloud Meerca rested his face on his palm and dreamily stared out the window, transfixed on a wispy white cloud as fluffy as the cloud markings on his skin. Collab with shin0bi_ by therainbowsheep

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"A Wizard's Woes" by dafsy_
It had been a while. Leudes didn't want to admit that out loud, knowing it would destroy the confidence of his audience, but he had to admit it to himself. It had been a while since he had performed magic. He had never been fully comfortable with it and his teachers at the academy had definitely noticed that. His report cards had always come back with average grades; there wasn't anything specific they could deduct points for, but there wasn't anything that made them wow and want to give them extra credits. He was annoyingly, frustratingly, decidedly average at magic. Sure, he could see octarine as all other wizards could, but he didn't have that je-ne-sais-quoi, that indescribable *air* of being a wizard. He flicked his wand with efficiency, not with a flourish. And magic was *all* about the flourish. While many of his classmates at the academy stayed for further study, he left as soon as possible and chose to build a career. It was hard finding a job in wizardry, and he soon found himself going further...

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