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Submitted to Contest #235
**Trigger warning (Themes of cannibalism)** 24 hours. Easy. As sweat poured down my temple, I crouched behind a statue of some politician. I gripped the stone tightly with my sweaty hands. I couldn't see very well through the fog, but I didn't see anybody near. My shoulder relaxed a bit and I slid down to the ground to catch my breath. I looked at my surroundings. I was in Washington DC. I’ve lived here my whole life. There were national monuments in every direction. In fact I was sitting under one. But this wasn’t the one I was looking fo...
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