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Submitted to Contest #123
September 21st 1882- The Day After It wasn’t visible from where I sat in the balcony the previous day, but when you are standing in the middle of the stage, looking down into the pit, they are unmistakable. Hundreds of tiny droplets of dried blood. They are sprayed across the floor like a galaxy of crimson stars, practically glittering from the candle trembling in my hand. To my left, I can see fresh discoloration of the wood. Two dark splotches stretched across the surface. The larger one looked vaguely familiar. It’s shaped like a si...
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