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Cybær _

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Begone.

The story of how Clare Monson came to be – probably came down to a small audition room on Madison Avenue. Before her name became public property, before she would almost forget it, lending it, hearing it on everyone else's lips. With millions of people around, yet not a soul close. But she was famous, so she "asked for it," she "deserved it." She deserved the death threats and the humiliation, the cries and assaults, and she was requested, almost obliged, to smile. Because Clare Monson was perfectly fine. She always was. And how couldn't she...

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Blind spot

Weekly Contest #218

My fingertips run on the crisp, thin, flaky layer of the croissant; I can smell, will taste like melted chocolate and too much butter. It's fascinating, just as much as it is a shame; how many people miss it. It's beautiful, it's delicate, it's fragile, and yet, most people simply won't take the time to feel it. And maybe I shan't feel superior, because the only reason I do it's because it's the only way I can give it any attention at all. Its exterior is golden-brown and perfectly, masterfully baked; or so they say. I can feel its warm and ...

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