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Submitted to Contest #303
The towers of the citadel towered overhead, black in the light of the noon sun. The people in the crowd pushed against each other, makeshift masks hiding mouths that spit curses and grunts as they jostled for better positions. The only place the crowd hadn’t yet reached was the center of the city, due to the guards in gleaming silver armor that kept them back. Beyond the boundaries of the guards, a wooden platform had been hastily and poorly constructed. It moaned and creaked as it danced with the winds coming down from the mountains. T...
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