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Submitted to Contest #314
The odour of warm damp earth, like the first rain as summer wanes, clouded Sam’s dream. Not unpleasant, almost soothing. But beneath hung subtle undertones of decay. He was running through the woods in the growing dusk of his nightmare, pursued by an invisible presence. - He rolled over in the tangled sheets, faint daylight crept around the edges of the curtains -. A branch in the undergrowth seemingly leapt up and tripped him. He clutched at the bed covers that felt like loose damp soil between his fingers and woke with a gasp as he hit the...
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