I've managed to bring the backlog down to a mere sixty-eight years, " she announced with some small sense of achievement. "I hope to be able to start marking the papers of pupils who are still alive by the end of the decade.

Jasper Fforde
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The task that has been assigned to you is a challenging one. You have agreed to complete this task in a very short period of time and starting from an initial backlog of sixty-eight years. The chances of you completing the task in the given deadline are very low and any delay would only increase the amount of work you need to do.

Source: Shades Of Grey

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