[ WP ] You 've been cursed with terrible forgetfulness - the moment you realize you forgot something , it vanishes into thin air . Keys , books , six cell phone so far . One morning , you wake up and realize you forgot where one of the Great Lakes is .

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 “ Daddy, I don ’ t know how to do this page. ” A young girl of kindergarten age points at a page of an exercise book as she spoke to a disheveled man in a plain outfit. The man leans across the clean table in a grey room guarded by special agents and doctors outside the door. Dave had just woken up, and having undergone extensive treatment for the past week, would normally be sleeping in for some extra hours, but his daughter is visiting today. Visitors who are allowed to make contact with patients in this ESPer containment facility have to be assessed months in advance, and visits to Dave with full communication are few and far between because of his special condition. “ The Great Lakes? Give me a moment… ”. The doctors outside tensed. “ Lake Superior, Erie, Michigan, Toronto- no erm, Ontario…and ”, Dave crosses his arms. “ And…and… ” 
 
 [ Beep beep beep beep…Breaking news ] 
 
 News anchor serious man: Just moments ago, Lake Huron has completely disappeared. Experts have yet to respond about the incident. We have Carol reporting live at the site. 
 Blonde concerned woman: Yes Jerry this mysterious event happened literally moments ago. Here we have-excuse me sir what can you say about this incident? 
 Tourist: Ya know I was just- 
 
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 “ AHHH!! CODE MARINE!!! CODE MARINE!!! ” One of the scientist shouted. “ We can ’ t shock the patient now! His condition effects could be irreversible according to these readings!! ”. Amidst the chaos one of the special agents in suits slipped away to make a phone call. 
 
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 “ But dad didn ’ t you go to all these lakes when you were young? You have so many photos of them ”, the girl looks confused. “ Our teacher said that we have to ask people for answers for this exercise, so you can ’ t cheat using Google! ” Ever since a black-out that gave Dave his condition, his memory had been slowly fading, it took the 6th cellphone to vanish before he went to the hospital for a checkup. “ Hmm I ’ ve been a bit sick so I need more time to remember… ” Dave always tries to brush off his symptoms so Stephanie wouldn ’ t worry. “ Ah! You ’ ve seen the photos, so maybe you could help me by describing them! ” 
 
 [ Beep beep beep beep…more Breaking news ] 
 
 Serious man: Now back to us, with ecology expert professor Tim Lake. How would you describe this phenomenon, Tim? 
 
 [ Sirens still blaring ] 
 
 “ WE ’ RE GON NA BE FIRED!!! ” “ My retirement bonuses!! ” “ What have we done in the name of science… ” The special agent enters the monitoring room again, motioning the other agents with a hand gesture. 
 
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 “ Argh…I just can ’ t remember… ” Dave sits in defeat, holding his head. He used to travel all around, and he misses the natural light and air. “ Dad…it ’ s okay, I ’ ll ask grandpa tomorrow. I also have a question on the next page- ” “ No, this is very, very important. Just give me another minute… ”, Dave stares at the fill-in-the-blanks page of the Great Lakes. “ Lake…lake HURON, YES! YESYESYES!!! ” 
 
 [ Beep beep beep beep…Breaking news again! ] 
 
 Concerned woman: The lake is back! Look Jerry, it is back! I can confidently say that Lake Huron has returned. Now back to you Jerry. 
 Serious man: That ’ s GREAT news, now, what is your take on the development, Tim? 
 
 [ Sirens stopped ] 
 
 “ Pheeeeewwwww…… ” A collective sigh of relief is heard. The special agents lessened their stance. 
 
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 “ Sorry, maybe you should go home now, I forgot to speak to the doctors. ” “ But I just got here, and I haven ’ t finished my homework. ” “ You want me to get better soon, right? ” Dave reached over and starts packing up his daughter ’ s workbooks. 
 
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 “ Mr. Hall, that was the fourth time you were able to remember something with assistance this week. A significant sign of improvement. Are you sure that you could take on the next set of treatments in advance? ” Dave doesn ’ t want to be too hopeful, but still couldn ’ t help himself. “ Yes, please. ”. 

