Scientific Excuse

        The men in white lab coats crowded around Jeremy, peering over his shoulders at the computer screen.

        He sat with itchy fingers on the mouse. “It’s bad,” he said. “The data doesn’t prove our theory.”

        One of the scientists adjusted his glasses. “It worked the last time. What should we do?”

        “We’ll lose funding,” another man said. “There goes my job.”

        “It’s a simple fix,” Jeremy said. He pressed delete.

        “What did you just do?”

        “The data’s gone. A computer malfunction. We’ll have to start over.”

        “That’s unethical.”

        Jeremy smiled. “If we stick to the story, they can’t prove anything.” 

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