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Weekly Contest #288
The swamp I call home has never seen the sun—if it did, all its secrets would be revealed. A perpetual mist clings to the murky water, translucent enough to reveal the piercing eyes of aquatic predators lurking beneath. The canopy of mangroves darkens the already depressing atmosphere. The only changes are the precise tone of the clouds—ranging from an oppressive charcoal to a pale slate hinting of sunlight but never permitting it to fully break through—and the force of the rain and wind which shifts from a pleasant pattering and a gentle br...
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