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Submitted to Contest #176
There it was again. Flick. Flutter. Flick. In the stillness and silence, there it was. Old Jack rubbed his eyes with the grimy callused fingertips poking out of his fingerless gloves. He pushed the thick Yankee beanie further above his furrowed and wrinkled brow. He alternated between widening his eyes and squinting his eyes. He shifted his weight, his dirty boots discoloring the snow underfoot. Clouds of panicked condensation swirled around his large nose in quick bursts. Heart pounding, tripping, and stuttering, Old J...
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