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Submitted to Contest #59
"Close the door," moaned Charles. "Close the door, damn you!" In a defiant glare she kicked the door shut it banged like a gunshot. She spat on the hardwood floor, letting it drip and touch the red carpet. "That enough, you old crook?" she said. She unhitched the wine flask from her waist, popped the cap and down the last bit of wine. It burned her throat, giving fire to her lungs. "You would've let the wolves in," he said warily. "Who knows what's out there?" He bent over the planks, and inspected them with eyes as clear as prime. ...
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