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Submitted to Contest #165
The inspector arrived at the decrepit home of Sir Reginald Wingcroft. Upon first glance he thought, “This place must have been magnificent once.” But now the wrought-iron gate lay twisted in the ground, the stairs were a skeleton of thin boards rotted years ago, and there were only two windows that hadn’t been shattered by teenagers looking to escape their mundane lives. He carefully hoisted himself up to the porch and walked through the unlocked door to find five individuals in a heated discussion. “If I had found him like that, I sure as h...
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