I turned back to the room. Five hundred stunned faces stared up at the stage in absolute silence. I smoothed the lapels of my jacket, stepped behind the podium, and pulled the microphone toward me.

“Good evening, everyone,” I said, smiling calmly at the room. “Now that the trash has been taken out, let’s begin our annual report.”

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