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Weekly Contest #317
Clattering windows rattled Alan awake. He managed a long exhale and five heartbeats before his sour alarm wailed an irritating bweoop. Hand bouncing blindly for the cheap plastic clock, he patted at it until the radio flicked on.Battery backup’s dying.“Try again,” he muttered aloud, over the sound of wind screaming through the cracks in the pane of glass. He shut his eyes and woke abruptly, having not gone far enough back to avoid the rattling. “Try again,” he groaned, and again woke. This time, well over a minute before the alarm and the wi...
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