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Weekly Contest #356
Chapter 1: The Journey We’re shaking like a can of paint in a mixer. The engines sound like they’re about to tear themselves free from their mounts. My back’s getting stiff, and I can feel the cold from the bare aluminum floor coming up through the soles of my workboots. My coat’s still on. It’s my only source of comfort just now. I think about the engines, and the space in back packed tight with all the heavy equipment I watched being loaded. All of it weighing us down. I’m in the second row, staring at the scratches and scuff marks on the ...
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