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Was it not Hemingway who wrote the two sentence tragedy ? "For sale: newborn shoes. Never worn"

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/01/28/baby-shoes/

Myth Busted! Still.. left hand edge of the short story bell curve is there or close by (I liked Borges and Bradbury on the list. PKD short stories fit the mould too)

Beats the shortest one I've ever 'read', though this is pretty sad too

https://theoatmeal.com/static/oracle.html

given the speed of light, I think its probably true.

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