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    <title>How To Fake Being Sick</title>
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      <![CDATA[Pulling a Ferris Bueller is easier than you think—if you plan ahead.]]>
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        <![CDATA[A notebook to record dates and excuses]]>
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        <![CDATA[A somewhat gullible parent]]>
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        <![CDATA[Acting skills]]>
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        <title>Commit this list to memory ...</title>
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          <![CDATA[Commit this list to memory: a fever of 100 degrees or more, vomiting, diarrhea, earache, and sore throat. Doctors say these are valid reasons to miss school, so what parent would disagree?]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Commit this list to memory: a fever of 100 degrees or more, vomiting, diarrhea, earache, and sore throat. Doctors say these are valid reasons to miss school, so what parent would disagree?</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Keep a log of dates and excuses so you can prevent patterns from developing.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Never brag about missing days over the phone, e-mail or IM. You never know when your communications might be intercepted by an adult. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Never brag about missing days over the phone, e-mail or IM. You never know when your communications might be intercepted by an adult.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Become skilled at faking the onset of symptoms. Digestive ailments generally occur suddenly, while other maladies begin presenting themselves the night before.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Become skilled at faking the onset of symptoms. Digestive ailments generally occur suddenly, while other maladies begin presenting themselves the night before.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Lay the necessary groundwork—at dinner, mention how scratchy your throat is and don’t eat a thing, especially dessert!</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[If necessary, pull out the big guns. Broken cornflakes mixed with a little water make an excellent stand-in for vomit. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>If necessary, pull out the big guns. Broken cornflakes mixed with a little water make an excellent stand-in for vomit.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[If your parents demand further proof, drink hot liquids before taking your temperature to produce a false reading.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>If your parents demand further proof, drink hot liquids before taking your temperature to produce a false reading.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Congratulations! Your mom ordered you to stay home. When you sneak out, make sure you’re back before anyone notices you’re missing. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Congratulations! Your mom ordered you to stay home. When you sneak out, make sure you’re back before anyone notices you’re missing.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>An estimated 150,000 young people, usually in their late teens or early twenties, are diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis each year.</p>]]>
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