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Submitted to Contest #232
Trigger Warning: References to malnourishment and slight mentions of burns.It's a lose-lose situation, really. I knew that the moment I was tasked with the impossible challenge of keeping alive the family flame in place of my sister.But what was I to do? Say, "Sure, let the six-year-old kid take on the task of traveling the depths of hell with nothing but a measly fire"? Of course not -- it really never was a choice to begin with, now that I think about it."Stupid tradition, stupid choice, stupid--" I cut off with a yelp, my foot catching on...
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