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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 13 Feb 2014

    Okay, now I'm back to, "I HATE EVERYTHING, IT'S HOPELESS, I'M DOOMED, I NEED ALL THE CAKE" :) #writinglife

    12:34 PM - 13 Feb 2014
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      2. Alex‏ @Avatrix 13 Feb 2014
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame if you had a slice of cake waiting as your victory reward, what kind would it be?

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 13 Feb 2014
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        @Avatrix first of all, ONE slice is not ALL THE CAKE. :) However if I had an ALL THE CAKE waiting for me I think would be a princess cake!

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      4. Alex‏ @Avatrix 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame I was trying to give you a challenge, to focus your mind!

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      5. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 13 Feb 2014
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        @Avatrix well played!:)

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      6. Alex‏ @Avatrix 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame now I need to experience Princess Cake anyway. :-)

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      1. Anna Geeks‏ @AnnaGeeks 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame Yay cake! Wait, no, that's not the response I'm supposed to give...

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      1. Ellise H‏ @fullofstars 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame I'm going to B&N with the promise of a dirty chai to pull myself out of the horrible middle of ALL OF THIS SUCKS!!! #writinglife

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      1. IckleBlackBird‏ @BinkyBird 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame *hugs* Maybe take a break & go back to it in 15 mins? Am sure you'll get through frustrating bit!

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      1. Tony Fisk‏ @arfisk 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame Sounds like you need a baking distraction: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1025 . Shall now stop replying to old tweets.

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      1. Andrew Elliott‏ @AndrewBRElliott 13 Feb 2014
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        Yes. This is #writing. “@avantgame: Okay, now I'm back to, "I HATE EVERYTHING, IT'S HOPELESS, I'M DOOMED, I NEED ALL THE CAKE"”

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      1. Sarah Bray‏ @sarahjbray 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame And in a sick way, this encourages me. :)

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      1. Dale Archibald‏ @onceunited 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame The Cake is a lie

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      1. Raul Portales‏ @sla_shalafi 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame remember that the cake is a lie

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      1. Kyle Weevers‏ @kyleweevers 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame idea: each page is a level, and each chapter is a world. Can you pass all the worlds to beat the game? Reframe the challenge!

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      1. Chelsea Howe‏ @manojalpa 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame just think of the stunning cover Finlay could make

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      1. Invincible Defeat‏ @GeezerHead 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame Sounds like its time to put your Leonard Cohen albums on. #DepressinglyBeautifulLaughter

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      1. cool zabAn‏ @coolzaban 13 Feb 2014
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        .@avantgame Put. The cake. Down. Try these valentines cookies we baked instead.

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      1. UstⒶth‏ @TheeInitiative 13 Feb 2014
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        @avantgame Can I have some cake?

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