I am a heavy book where yesterday comes after tomorrow, and work comes before play. What am I?
A dictionary
In a dictionary, vocabulary words are organized in alphabetical order rather than by time or logical sequence. Because the letter Y follows T in the alphabet, 'yesterday' comes after 'tomorrow,' and because W comes before P, 'work' naturally precedes 'play.'
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