The next morning, his teacher, Elena Petrovna, looked at his perfect—but slightly messy—handwriting.
He scribbled down the answers: uniform, compulsory, tie, blazer. But as he reached the final sentence, his heart sank. The online version of the book was the 2019 edition; his textbook was the 2023 reprint. The questions didn't match.
Anton stared at the screen, then at the book. The "ready-made" shortcut had led him into a dead end. With a groan, he closed the browser tab. He pulled out a dusty dictionary, realized the text was actually just about what kids wear to school, and finished the work himself in ten minutes.
Anton grinned. Sometimes, the search bar was more trouble than the actual homework.
"I just need to check my work," Anton whispered to his cat, though his notebook was still blank.




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