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Submitted to Contest #47
Turning from the window, you see your cousin's little brother, Joey, afflicted with hydrocephaly from birth. He's slobbering again, so you wipe his mouth. When they left to go to the store, it was only about 35 degrees and overcast. Now it's a howling snowstorm. In Virginia. In December. The weatherman was wrong again. That old 49 Ford sedan wasn't equipped for this weather. Even a ten year old like you knows that. Nobody has called either. The phone is dead. You can see the tree on the line just outside the door. No electricity either. So ...
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