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Submitted to Contest #25
Bear’s feet hit the ground with a slap, slap, slap as he sprinted towards his apartment. Stupid, Stupid. He had lost track of the months as he went scrounging through the abandoned buildings for scrap parts. He had always been handy with his hands, but it had been a hobby, nothing that he thought his life would have to depend on. Bear cursed as he the thread of his sole unraveled, making him trip. His load flung from his arms as he threw them out to catch himself from face planting. His stack hit the ground with a loud bang, echoing around t...
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