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Submitted to Contest #214
“The crickets are chirping, but the sun is still out?It’s too early. It’s happening again! NOOO!!! NOT SCHO- Wait Squirrel! Oh right, NOT SCHOOL!!!!” The shafts of light drifted and darted into the open spaces of the tree tops. The last remaining fireflies of the summer had just begun their final flights. Sam could smell the pervasive scent of smoke and the intoxicating aroma of cooked meat from the house down the block. It almost took his mind away from this cyclical tragedy that played out every summer. But not even the heavenly per...
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