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Weekly Contest #220
I left the diner. The sand of the surrounding desert spilled over the street. In the distance, saw a checkpoint. No fencing. Just an arm bar and guard box. “That shouldn’t be there,” I mused. Good enough place to start, though. “Hello.” The guard said to me. I didn’t know what to say. Sure the obvious is, “Hello.” But it didn’t occur to me. “Hello.” Well, then it did. “Where’re you going?” I pointed to the other side of the arm bar and the vast desert beyond. The guard twisted on his heels and surveyed the bleak terrain. Then twisted bac...
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