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Submitted to Contest #194
It’s not as if I hadn’t been here before. Life has a funny way of reminding you that sometimes, that no matter how hard you push and climb that you’re always one wrong step away from the first. At first, it’s soul crushing. Then it’s simply irritating, but now… now I somewhat look forward to it. I stood before the ashes of my most recent endeavor: a small tavern at the crossroads of two less-than-busy trails upon which you would only find thieves, wanderers, and the occasional wayward trader. I chose this place because I knew almost ever...
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