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Weekly Contest #301
John’s apartment was bathed in darkness. The only light in the room came from a thin slit in his crooked curtain, streaking across the floor like a scar. The stench of midday sex lingered throughout the room, overpowered only by the smell of cigarettes. He barely noticed anymore. The light did little to illuminate the room, but what it did shine its light on, made John’s body stiffen. He slipped on a pair of underwear and walked past the piles of dirty clothes and food wrappers. He put his back to the wall, and slid down, sitting on the floo...
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