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Submitted to Contest #64
September 3, 1914. Braithwaite Academy loomed over the town of Rearden like castle. It sat high on a hill, dominating the foliage below with its stoney exterior and old-world buttresses. Long ago, it was the estate of a wealthy Dutchman. He’d built his manor for himself and his mistress, Hanneke Rier. In the cold walls, the Dutchman and Hanneke could trade the prowling eyes and responsibilities of New Amsterdam for sensual privacy. This was a truth unacknowledged by Braithwaite Academy; they ignored this narrative as it did not fit into thei...
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