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Weekly Contest #248
The Wind In The Willows by Maria McShane Detective Jax O'Riley huddled beneath the willow trees, protected from the mist and view when he saw her. The lone hooded figure approached the tombstone. She knelt before it and touched the granite-etched-name, tracing each letter, C A J U N V E L V E T. Something in how she held her right thumb, the same manner as the deceased used to after breaking hers long ago, jarred Jax into awareness. Cajun had returned from the dead to right the wrongs of the past. "Damn you, Cajun," Jax breathed. "Damn you...
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