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Weekly Contest #92
A dark shadow consumes my mind. Black vapor hands sink into the folds of my brain as it creeps forward. Like a puppeteer, the shadow tugs at strings and levers, and pushes buttons until I’m doing exactly what it wishes. “Hey, Jacob! How are you?” My friend Catherine asks. I want to scream, “Help me! A monster is slowly eating me from the inside!” I can’t, though. The shadow monster controls my mouth. It’s good at hiding itself and protecting itself. It says through my lips, “I’m great! How are you?” My friends and family think I’m fine, b...
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