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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 bud...
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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