8 Ways to be Deaf [Page 12]
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Paul is still fantasizing about miming. He tells the deaf woman to hold on one minute. Paul holds his hands to his chest, and cartoony hearts spill out. He then pops out an actual engagement ring. The deaf woman is ecstatic.
The fantasy abruptly ends. Paul finds himself at work, looking at the deaf woman with his hands empty. The deaf woman raises an eyebrow and smirks.
Paul slaps himself on his forehead. "That's it. I'm taking an ASL class!"