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Submitted to Contest #123
The chords of a piano, sharp and harsh in their intensity, echo through a warehouse as if to ensnare all who hear it with the sound of pure rage. A black stage towers above dozens of folding chairs, most of which remain empty. The only things on the stage are an overweight woman holding a wine glass and a frameless mirror attached to a fabric-covered scaffold.Beneath a lone light, the woman glimmers in her elaborate, gold dress, and the mass of red hair held into a bun sag from the weight of beads and crystals hanging off it. Red fingernails...
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