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Weekly Contest #20
A young man sits alone in a steel cage on board a giant wooden ship sailing to an island. As people pass he waves and greets them good morning, "Hello sir, hello madam, beautiful weather we're having, you both look lovely today." The people walk by and return his greetings placidly and quickly walk away. "Watch your step, the waves have been washing up high and taking away pieces of the ship, yesterday a man was swept away to sea. I heard him screaming as he fell. For hours he screamed for help. If only I wasn't bound to this cage, I would h...
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