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    Stopwatch
    Stopwatch
    Stopwatch
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    Stopwatch

    By Jacob Magnus

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    Corben Jatthew gets it done. That's Corben's motto, and he's built a successful consulting business by following it, but when he takes the Stopwatch case, he soon finds he's running out of time. Can Corben get it done? Find out in Stopwatch, a short story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJacob Magnus
    Release dateApr 4, 2011
    ISBN9781458053008
    Stopwatch
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    Jacob Magnus

    When he isn't touring the world on a majestic airship, Jacob Magnus lives with his wife in the mountainous beauty of Korea.

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      Stopwatch - Jacob Magnus

      Stopwatch

      By Jacob Magnus

      Copyright 2011 Jacob Magnus

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      If you want this job, you must promise me to get our new software out on time, he glared at me through gold-rimmed glasses, papa bear stuffed into a woollen suit. On time, all features functional. The industry is watching, and we have never missed a deadline.

      Your new flagship, I said from across his desk. Globoffice 3?

      Right. We have a reputation. We pride ourselves on the fastest programmers in the country. No lost time, he said, tapping the Latin motto on the brass plaque on his desk. A stopwatch lay beside it. You can do it?

      I took off my glasses and studied my reflection in the plaque. I looked thinner than usual, my dark curls taking a bronze sheen, but I'd gained a nice tan. When is this deadline?

      Two weeks, Garvens leaned

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