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Submitted to Contest #160
[This creative work centers around death and, naturally, may be unsuitable for some readers. There is also a brief, mildly-grotesque description near the end. Reader discretion is advised~] A screech pierces the air as the steam spews into it. It smells almost of hibiscus; it’s bittersweet with lavender notes. The smell is overpowered by the squeal. The boiling water, lapping violently at the walls, striving for its escape through the tiny hole covering the spout, screams from the heat. The herbs have long since withered and gone to mush,...
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