Israel placed the final box down in the corner and mopped his brow ''Finished master'' he announced letting out a tired sigh. God stood in the storeroom and nodded assessing all of the boxes stacked in neat tidy piles, work that only a strict,orderly housewife could achieve.He was satisfied. ''Take this,youve earnt it'' he said to Israel, tossing him a box containing the dead sea.Outside he could hear the restless shuffling,occasional shouts and incessant chatter of his pupils.Today was an important day for all outside.God smiled to himself and leaned back against a box of mountains.In a few minutes he would open the storeroom hatch and hand out geography to his countries.He lit a cigarette ''I'll open in a while'' he mused,always one for a bit of drama. Meanwhile,outside the crowd were growing restless.China and
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