Bill had found the trick to making anything taste good from the reading room was to steal all of the flavor packets from the noodles and use that in any dish he prepared. Generally, he would get several of the small vegetable containers and slowly mix them with seasonings until soft.

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The real trick was the meat. The only things they had access to were sealed lunch meats or jerkies, but he could whip up something tasty with enough roast beef from the premade sandwiches. It was time-consuming, but it was better than always living on a limited variety of prepackaged food available.