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Dalyrimple Goes Wrong by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Tonight's sleep story is Dalyrimple Goes Wrong by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was published in 1920 in Fitzgerald's collection of short stories, Flappers and Philosophers. Young Bryan Dalyrimple struggles to pay his bills after returning from the war. He is promised progression at work that does not materialize. What is he prepared to do to get what he wants?
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