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Submitted to Contest #49
It was a dark and cold night. My feet were freezing inside my work boots, and the cold wind blew harshly on my face. The ground I was sitting on was frozen dry and did not do me well as I waited. As a police officer, I was used to extreme situations like this – but I cannot deny the fact that it was really really cold, especially with the fact that I was waiting outside hiding behind the bushes by a dim dirt road. The coldness seemed to be less tolerable as time went by. Waiting for a few minutes is acceptable. Add a few more minutes, it w...
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