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"We are going to have a little fun and mix things up a bit," Gordon announced. The ballroom swallowed the little group of twenty contestants. "We will give you a word and you sing something using that word. Instead of giving you five second to start we'll time how long it takes you to sing. As long as the word is a legitimate lyric the time stops when you start singing."

Marilyn let the song in her head run to a close. She'd need some luck and an uncluttered ...