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Submitted to Contest #189
It was terribly cold. Snow was falling and it was almost dark. It was New Year's Eve. While everyone else was out celebrating, Errol couldn’t recall a time when he had felt more helpless than he did on this night. Not even in his days in the Vietnam War on the front lines or his battle with cancer could he recall a time when he was more miserable than now. He had lost his wife only a month ago and now he was left in the cold without a home. He had sunk so low into his grief and couldn't care to make money to eat. He slept in shelters only if...
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