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Jul 19, 2018 at 3:57pm
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Re: Show Don't Tell ..
Detective Sergeant Canin slid into the booth across from me. Time to find a new eatery.
"The grease sampler plate, I see."
"Roxi's beats doing my own dishes. And I save a lot of time when I don't linger over the, uh, food."

Active voice by default.

Advance the plot.

Add character.

Amuse the reader.
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