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“TICK! TOCK!” Snapping out of my stupor I found myself annoyed at the sound. Where is that coming from and why am I so annoyed? I was slumped over in a lazy slouch staring bleareyed at something in my hands. A twig I had been unceremoniously stripping the bark from was clutched loosely in my right hand and the fingernails on my left hand were dirty with grit from the bark. My index finger had begun to bleed from my efforts and the skin was raw around the nail from my practice of nervous chewing. I tried to clear up my blurry vision...
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Yawning I reached over to silence the ringtone that had robbed me of my sweet dreams. I heard a loud “huff” then felt a furry tuft of hair rub up against my foot followed instantly by a long, wet lick. Cringing I yanked my foot back into bed and rolled over to see my hound’s large brown eyes pleading up at me to let him out to potty. Rubbing my tired eyes, I lumbered out of bed, throwing on my pants and slippers. I snapped the dog’s leash into place and pulled the door open to be greeted by a swoosh of icy, fresh air colliding with my half-d...
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