Slicing Cheeseburgers

Oxbear’s special smoked movie night burgers had already been mostly consumed before “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” had even been switched on. There was one double-cheese remaining, however. And three people wanted it. Francis wielded the larger than necessary kitchen knife over the coveted piece of culinary art…

“Let’s see…” he mumbled to himself. “How should I cut this?”

Finally, all those advanced calculus classes were paying off.

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