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Weekly Contest #140
I heard the sirens before I saw the trucks. The wailing, melancholy pitch like the mermaid's song of doom. Standing on the busy street corner, I squeezed my eyes shut tight and prepared for the approach. Loud clanging accosted my senses with the force of gale winds. The monotony of whining, like that of a neglected baby in her crib, sad and defeated from being unattended for far too long. A shiver went down my spine. The cacophony of noise-polluted music stirred up a familiar sweet sickening melody I hated to love. As their screams rang l...
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