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Weekly Contest #123
You face the crowd, ready, and sure of yourself. You smile, ready for the spotlight. Ready for the lights to turn on behind you, to reveal you in the middle of the stage. To shower you with sun; exciting and magnificent. For now, you stand in darkness. There are no lights on in the great hall, only the dim flashes of yellow from backstage that flow beneath the black curtains behind you. The back of your feet shine every one in a while as the curtains continue to shake behind you, allowing small amounts of light to p...
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