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Weekly Contest #221
The night is brisk. Some nights I try not to sleep. Tonight. Tonight I'm trying not to sleep. I can't sleep. She will get me. She will do to me what she did to everyone else. She picks them out. One. By. One. I know I'm next. I must be careful. I must watch every movement I make, every breath I take. For if she catches me, I will no longer be moving. I will no longer be breathing. She will have me in control. So I must be careful. I can't let Nana down. She always protected me from her. Everyone protected me from her. That's why everyone is ...
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