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Submitted to Contest #232
Note: this story contains mentioning of firearms, mild descriptions of police violence, public hysteria, and violence towards childrenDad prodded Toby awake to watch the final sunrise. Red light glowed through the slit of the curtain, making the walls bleed, and their shadows stretch across the ceiling. James, Toby’s older brother, shuffled in the room to join them. The sun was so small it struggled under the weight of the dark. Snow blanketed every house the window could see, glimmering gold in the dying light. It seemed their neighbou...
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