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Submitted to Contest #224
It was dark. I was staring out the window, holding an herbal tea in my hand. I could feel it getting colder. I didn't bother sipping from it. I'd made the tea maybe fifteen minutes ago, to have something to drink. By “drink,” I mean this is the closest I can get to alcohol. I used to drink coffee as a replacement, but I started overdoing it. I switched to tea, anything non-caffeinated. Almost hilariously, I drank this stuff so I would be able to sleep. But that wasn't happening, and may...
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