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Submitted to Contest #296
The smell of this place is….different; musty and metallic. But different, how? And different than what? My mind bounces about for a waypoint as I lay in unfamiliar warmth. Is this existence new? Or perhaps it's always been and I have only just noticed? My brain reaches across space and time for an origin. I feel like there was more. But what kind of more. How is one to know if there was a before if the now is still unsure? Two eyes; still closed, a soft button nose, and the simple edges of a mouth. I glide my fingers between my lips, tryin...
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