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Weekly Contest #58
Light, that was the first thing I saw when I was born, bright sunlight streaming in through the windows as I screamed and cried waving my pudgy fists. Light that seemed to emanate from my body as my father cradled me in his arms. 18 years later, that’s the most vivid thing I can remember of my youth. The other thing I remember is the dark. Dark, the first thing that really scared me. 18 years later, it still does. It’s not so much the darkness itself that frightens me, it’s what’s lurking inside the dark that does. The shifting shadows and t...
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