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Submitted to Contest #320
Douai: A Short Story The forest shimmered with ethereal dust. Hiding the horizon, its magnitude was both contained and endless. Tree trunks curved, drooped, and cracked. Their leaves, never touching, canopied the great blue sky. Sun burst through the small but plentiful gaps, giving way to a mismatch of fallen trunks, crooked branches, rocks, and, tucked up in a tree deep in the forest, a young boy.Nestled under nature’s blanket, he gently rubbed his eyes awake. The immediate sun, bright as it was, failed to intimidate the young boy’s vision...
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