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Weekly Contest #302
I stare through the bars of my cage into a small exotic pet shop. My friend lies still next to me, I try to wake him, but he doesn’t budge. I could see he had not been eating for the past few days and his lifeless body makes the fur on my back stand up. I feel devastated because my buddy will be taken away forever. Then I remember something terrible I did as a human.I regret the choice I made in the past; not only did I hurt my wife, I hurt my son as well. Now I’ve come back as a mere guinea pig for the crime I’ve committed. My eyes are dul...
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