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He started small, with things that could easily
go unnoticed. One day in chemistry, he saw
Paul Thornton slide something out of his
pocket—a rubber band. With the teacher’s
back turned, Paul used his pen as a slingshot,
preparing to shoot the rubber band at a student
a few desks away. He let it fly. Parker followed
the projectile with his eyes. With only a slight
push from his mind, it redirected, soaring to
the right of its target.
Paul didn’t seem to see that anything odd
had happened. He probably just figured he’d
aimed badly. He returned to taking notes as
Parker chuckled quietly to himself.
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