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The fast, furious and flatulent
Tamara’s experience playing Mario Kart was not proving as helpful as expected and her knuckles were white as she drove away from the kerb.
Her mother, Fran, riding shotgun, kept her hands clasped, feigning indifference. At the first intersection, Tamara held her breath.
The car behind honked. Then honked again. “Arsehole,” Fran said just as Tamara, wild-eyed, floored it.
Safely across the intersection, Tamara slowed and took a gulp of air. A fart escaped her. She glanced at her mother and they burst out laughing and lowered their windows.
The tension relieved, Tamara drove on, after checking her mirrors.
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