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Weekly Contest #90
We haven’t seen the sun in 583 days. That includes this day, the day where we know if our family gets picked to go. Some families were rich enough to pay for a spot on the ship. Some had connections. I even heard a rumor that one family had hired a man to slip more tickets into the drawing with their name on it, so that they would have better chances. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were true. Hundreds of us stood in the yard in front of the capitol, in the freezing cold, suitcases and bags in hand, ready to go if our name was called. All that...
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