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Submitted to Contest #51
The doorlock hissed open. J252 shifted his long body, craning his neck to peer out the single, small window at the end of his cage. Across the cargo bay, he could see worker-slaves lumbering through the door, escorted by an Overseer. He'd seen at least thirty different species during his years in the arena. These ones were big, dumb brutes, but the Masters found them useful.Unable to see clearly, J252 listened as the slaves began loading the crates systematically onto a cargo skiff. Several more of the floating platforms waited to be filled....
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