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Weekly Contest #372
A small amount of light was let in through the small window that illuminated my shackles, but not the hands that came with it. A gust of wind swept through the cell, and I embraced its soft beckoning. It was quiet, at least in my mind, except for the quiet rustle of rat feet on the stone floor. There were no birds, no midnight hoots from an owl, or calls of the tide. Only silence, just for so long; soon the soldiers will come, and I will remember this silence as calm before daybreak. “It’s such a beautiful night to be my last,” I said as the...
Weekly Contest #370
“Swing low, sweet chario-uh-ut. Comin’ forth to carry me home. Swing-” Would you stop that? Please, I’m begging you. C’mon, I’ve got nothing else to do while we’re just sitting here. I’d rather listen to the silent sounds of space. “Swing low, sweet chario-” “Look, I appreciate what you’re trying to do, but we’re running low on oxygen; we’re stranded, and we don’t know if anyone is coming to get us. We don’t have time for this nonsense. We have to come up with a plan.” He looked off into the distance, into the black abyss that seemed to have...
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