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Submitted to Contest #38
I was alone at home. No one there but myself and my beloved goldfish Burt. Burt and I have lived in this apartment since I graduaged college and found a job in retail, here in Philadelphia, almost one year ago. This flat was located in Harrowgate, one of the worse districts, at least according to statistics, but it was affordable, considering my rather low income, and thats what really mattered to me. We watched the 'Big bang theory'-finale on the old TV the previous tenant kindly left me, Burts open aquarium standing on a small wooden table...
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