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What Is The Spider Man?

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Peter sat on the edge of a giant steel strut jutting out of what used to be the uppermost wall of Avengers’ Tower. He stared down at his hand, where the thumb and palm met, at the faint dual red triangles that were the residual marks from the fangs of the radioactive spider that had bit him eight months ago. He thought about how his life had changed since that fateful day at Stark Laboratories, when he knocked over the vial containing the experimental arachnid. His red-gloved hand rubbed his neck, and winced when his fingers touched the scabbed-over wound where the Vulture’s mechanical wing had hit him. He remembered Liz, and thought how different his life would have been had he never become the amazing, spectacular Spider-Man.
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He hurriedly glanced away and increased his pace so he finally caught up with Ned. Unfortunately, Peter realized that another person had noticed his interest in Liz. Eugene Thompson, generally known as “Flash,” smirked mockingly and raised his eyes suggestively at Peter. Peter tried to roll his eyes indifferently and saunter off, although it actually looked more like the rushed walk of a beheaded chicken. Flash was only a typical high-school rich, smug kid; and that he was only good at competitive sports and P.E, and Peter hoped that he would forget if the object of Flash’s taunts disappeared. As he attempted to hide behind Mr. Cobbwell and other students, he was mortified to see Flash meander nonchalantly over to Peter. “So, Parker, you gotta crush?” Flash whispered, appearing to be a friendly confidant. “On Liz, no less. You’ve got good taste!” For a split second, Peter thought that the presumptuous son of Harrison Thompson, the successful molecular scientist, was being serious. He grimly realized his mistake when Flash took a breath and prepare to voice Peter’s secret. “Everyone!” Flash yelled. “Puny Parker has a secret crush! Wanna know on who?” “EUGENE!” Mr. Cobbwell reprimanded. “We are in the forum of Stark Laboratories. I’m sure you don’t want to embarrass yourself in here…?” Ned laughed explosively, then was silenced abruptly by Cobbwell’s

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