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2.57sAnd now the moment of truth.
4.94sWill the winning essay be "Bubble on, O melting pot"?
2.65s"Lift high your lamp, Green Lady"?
2.79s"Usa, a-ok"?
2.63sOr "Cesspool on the Potomac"?
2.9sCesspool! Cesspool! Cesspool! Cesspool! Cesspool!
2.67sAnd now the winner is...
3.23s"USA, A-OKay," by Trong Van Dinh.
2.29sD-ohh!
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3.07sMiss Crowley, thank you for this oversized novelty check.
3.52sI would like share this honor with all of my fellow essayists,
2.97sparticularly the courageous Lisa Simpson,