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Submitted to Contest #303
Thomas Wilson Jones is a normal man. He wakes up each morning with a yawn and arm flung over the woman, Vicki, next to him. He curses the alarm that causes both bodies to stir like worms in a jar of fish bait. For a brief moment before he stands he wishes that his arms were coated in the same slimy residue as those wriggling creatures, if only to make an excuse to stick to his bed for five minutes longer. As per usual, Vicki will get up first, warming Thomas’ cheek with a kiss full of morning breath and the smell of sleep before she pads tow...
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