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Weekly Contest #366
PROLOGUE Isaac I don’t know how long it’s been. There are no windows here, no clocks. I can’t rely on mealtimes; they’re giving me one or two meals a day, just to stay alive. The throbbing ache in my stomach never fails to remind me, and neither does my toothpick of a shadow, thrown onto the steel wall beside me by the little buzzing light bulb overhead. I have just enough space to lie down straight in any direction. The only way in or out is the giant rectangle, carved out of the metal and bolted wonderfully; despite my efforts, it hasn’t ...
Weekly Contest #354
Beep. Beep. Beep. B- Groaning, I waved my hand through the glowing hologram. It hovered in front of my face for a few more seconds before blipping into oblivion. “Jesus,” I mumbled to no one, “They really had to install this shit?” Staring blankly at the low ceiling, I laid there in the dark for another minute before heaving myself up to a sitting position. I could hear the sound of my joints cracking over the hum of the spaceship, and I winced at the discomfort. Suddenly, the metal walls lit up with built-in light strips, and the irritating...
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