Today's OneWord: Mercy

"Lord," intoned Darcy, much to everyone else's amusement, "have mercy on me this upcoming year. A house without a rat problem and a dog that doesn't have three tumors in his ears would be really, greatly appreciated."

"2014 was not a good year for you, huh, Darcy?" Yasmin laughed, lounging in the corner with a very large bottle of beer.

"This just hasn't been a good decade," Darcy corrected. "But hey, maybe the halfway point means a turnaround in fortune."

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