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Weekly Contest #353
The Lake of Babies The blizzard had started the moment she entered the forest, and Mel stopped in front of the battered oak door, pulled down the snood of her winter coat and knocked. The thump-thwack of someone working inside was reason enough for her to knock a second time. ‘Enter,’ came a vexed woman’s voice from inside the rambling shack. ‘State your purpose and make it quick. No time for lollygaggers.’ She added. ‘Scottish, Aberdeenshire, if I’m not mistaken,’ Mel said, entering the shack and using all her weight to close the door beh...
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