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Dillon loved word play. Shakespeare, his hero, had been a master.
Sangeeta rolled her eyes every time he started. βWhy couldn't I have dated a poet, or a novelist, instead of a playwright?β
βIt wouldnβt help.β Dillon laughed. βPoetry and prose are a writer's tools, but the playβs the thing.β
Thanks to Srinath for the prompt words poetry, prose, plays. I took a little license with plays, using it twice as play and playβs.