He wondered if Mark remembered what they were supposed to talk about once they finished the math. Mark was nervous, too. He wondered if Mark remembered what they were supposed to talk about once they finished the math. Mark slowly filled in the last answer on the math homework (423), and Mark slowly checked it (it was correct). Then they looked at each other. “Thanks,” said Mark. “Yeah,” said Mark. “That’s a good place to start,” Mark said quietly. “What?” Mark spoke a little louder. “That’s a good place to start preparing for the teamwork part of the Mastermind tournament.” “What is?” Mark asked. His lip was curled and his eyebrows pointed down. “When someone says ‘thanks,’ you should just say ‘you’re welcome.’ Instead of ‘yeah’ or something. At the tournament at least.” “I know,” Mark said defensively. “I know you do. So just don’t forget to do it,” he said earnestly. “And you probably know this, too, but when someone gives you a tip, like I just did, you could try saying ‘thanks’ instead of ‘I know.’”
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