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ThemightygodAtlaswatchedoverhiscityeveryday.Everydaytherewerepeoplewho
arguedandhadproblemsbutovertime,theseproblemsdisappeared.Howeverthere
wasoneproblemthatwasgoingonforyears.Thisproblemwasbetweentwovery
differentpeople.OnepersonwasZak.Zakwasamaninhismidtwenties,whodid
everythingfastandwasreallyquick.Zaktalkedreallyfast,movedquickly,andmade
decisionsquickly.ZakwouldoftensayhahahaIwasbuiltwaytoofastforthisworldAs
hewouldgoforhisdailysixhourrun.TheotherpersonwasBobwhowasnearlythe
exactoppositeofZak.Bobwasinhismid30sbuthewasalwayscalm,patient,and
likedtotakehistime.Bobwouldsaypatienceisthekey.Bobdidnotlikethetimingof
theworldbecausehefelteveryonewasinarush.WhenZakandBobmettheynever
agreedonanythingandcouldn'tstandeachother.

ThemightygodAtlascouldn'tstandthis.Neverhasheseenhiscreationsfightamongst
eachotherlikethisthatmuch.Themightygodcreatedmanypeoplethatweredifferent
thaneachotherbuthehasneverseetwopeoplefightforthislong.Sohedecided
somethinghadtobedoneaboutthis.Themightygodthendecidedtogivethema
challenge.Sinceheknewthatoneofthemlikedfastandoneofthemlikeslowhewould
putbothofthemtothetest.

ZakandBobwerebothtransportedtotheskybyAtlas.Intheskytherewasabig
circulartrackandbothBobandZakwerestandingonit.Therewasthemightygod,he
wasfloatinginthedistance,themightygodlookedlikeghost,hewasaboutsee
through,butifyoulookcloselyyoucanseehewasnothuman.Atlasseemedtohavea
humanfacebuthisbodywasaclock,hislegsandarmsbothlookedveryskinny,and
everytimehemadeamoveitwasonemoveatatimelikearobotbutwithaticking
noise.Thegodexplainedhowhecouldn'tstandtheirconflictsbetweeneachother
anymore.Therewouldbearacehesaidhahzachexclaimed.Bothofthemwere
grantedpowers,ZakcouldrunasfastasacheetahandBobwasgivenamagical
helmetthatwhenheputonhecoulduseittoslowdowntime.Thereisonewaytowin,
ifZakpassedthefinishline,thenZakwouldwin.HoweverifZakwouldntpassthe
finishlinethenBobwouldwin.Theawardforbothpeoplewouldbebeneficial,forBob
theprizewouldbetimewouldslowdown,ifZakwonthantimewouldspeedup.This
waybothofthemcanbenefitfromavictoryinthecompetition.Themightygodrolleda
dice,thatwasnumberedfrom1100afterrollingit,thedielandedonseven.Themighty
godsaidVerywellyouhaveexactlysevenminutesfortherace,Letthegamesbegin!
Bobwasalreadywearingthehelmetandhehimselfdidn'tknowthathewasusingit.

Zakstoodthereandsaidwoah,Icannotmove.Thisiscrazy!Bobshelmetmadetime
goasfastashewanted,andnaturallyeverythingmovedslowly.InthedistanceZak
noticedagiantclockbutithadsomekindofprotectionbecauseitseemedtobegoing
atanormalrate.Zaktriedtorunbecausehekneweverysecondwasprecioustowin.
Zaktriedhisbest,tomovebutcouldntandalready1minuteandhalfhavealready
passed.BobsawZakinadistance.BobwashappyIfzakwontrunfor5.5minuteshe
willlosetherace,thenhewillsurelyenjoytimegoingbyslowlyahaha!.Zakbeganto
getangryandpushedhimselftomove.Hesuddenlystartedmakingsomeprogress,
wellatleasthishandmovedalittle.Bobsawthisandjusttobesafepressedabutton
onhishelmetandeverythingwasreallyslowagain,evenBobhimselfhadtrouble
moving.Bobthenpressedanotherbuttonasheexclaimedinterestinggadget.Intotal
3minutehavepassed,andBobstartedlaughinghahha.Bobwasreallyhappytosee
Zakinshame.HepressedanotherbuttonandandslowlyZakstartedmoving
backwards.BobsaidOhperfectashelaughed.Zakwasslowlybeingpulledbackand
hecouldn'tcontrolitnomatterhowhardhetriedtoresist.Zackkepttryingbutmadeno
effortatallandItwas4minutesontheclockalready.Zakstartedtoprepareforhis
defeatsincehecouldn'tdoanythingcursethiscompetition!Zakyelled.Bobpresseda
newbuttonandthegadgetbeepedandeverythingstartedmovingfasterlikeituseto,
andsodidZak.WithoutthinkingZaktookoffwithtwominuteslefttospare,heranas
fastashecould.Bobwasworriedbuthewasstillpatientsohepressedanotherbutton,
andhehimselfgotthepowertorunfast.Nogoodhethoughti'mnotgoingtorace
Zak.Bobpressedabuttonthatwasgreen,thenred,thenblueandsuddenlythe
helmetjustmagicallydisappeared!MeanwhileZakwasyellingyeah!Asheran,the
racewasalmostoverwith30secondsleft,Zakranandwaitedtoseethefinishline.
Zakranandran,buthissuperspeedwasn'tasfastanymore.Zakstartedrunningand
jumpingfromtimetotimesinceitfeltlikethiswayhemadethebestuseofhisspeed.
Aszakranhesawthefinishlineupahead15secondsleftZakcouldseeatimerinthe
distanceleftwhichwentto10seconds,Zakknewwithhisregularspeedcouldn'tmake
itwith3seconds,assoonastheirwasonesecondleftZakmadeajumpforit.

Theracewasover.Themightygodwasinshockashedidnotplantoseesucha
result.Technicallynobodywontherace!Whenzakjumpedhelandedandfellinthe
middleoftheline,hisupperhalfpastthelineandhislowerhalfbehindtheline.Sozak
partiallywontheraceandBobpartiallystoppedZak.Themightygodthoughttohimself
wowwhatasurprise!ThemightygodthoughthowdoIdecidethewinner?

Themightgodlaughedandsaidwellthenwehavetowinners.BothBobandZak
lookedathimandwaitedfortheresponse.ThemightygodexplainedsinceZakwasnt
abletorunforfiveminutes,forfivedaysaweektimewillslowdown,thiswillbehappen

onmondaythroughfriday.SinceZakwasabletorunfortwominutes,timewillspeedup
fortwodayswhichwillbeonsaturdayandsunday.Thecompetitionisover!Atlasthen
madeanewclockoutofthinairthenwavedhishandandZakandBobreturnedto
Earth.OnZakandBobshandtherewasatattoowithaclock,tillthatdayZakandBob
neverforgotwhattheyaccomplished.