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Submitted to Contest #328
The nut is hanging from the tree at twenty arm's lengths ahead of me.I rush to indicate it to those near me.They are thrilled.The drought has made nuts scarce.This nut is ahead of the season.Ahead of when hunger becomes too much to bear.But they are still hungry.They move towards my direction, and I swing. They swing. I suddenly hear it.A sound I have never thought of before.I stop to hear it better.A scratch.I stand completely still.The sound is petrifying.The others do not stand still.Perhaps they don't hear it.All of a sudden, an animal f...
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