joeislove's 100-word story for May 10, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 10, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

"Aliens. That's the only explanation." I sighed. He always looked so smug and stupid when he got on this topic. I didn't want to engage, but I felt the words coming out of my me before I could stop them. "The only explanation? Carl, they did a whole documentary about how it was done. They even recreated moving one of the slabs from the quarry where it was cut and dragged it over land to the site." He smirked. "You'll believe anything you see on TV, won't you? That's the government covering it up!" I really need a new dentist.

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