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Submitted to Contest #53
Barry kicked the bucket. It skittered along the concrete tiles and slammed into the rundown car parked along the side of the cottage. Grass and moss had grown over it and the metal had worn. The cobbled path leading from the driveway to the front door was broken, the paint faded. The light streaming through the surrounding trees only served to highlight this neglect and it looked like nature had just taken over and said, this is mine, bitch. His parents had left him this cottage years ago, in the hopes it would spark his love for the outdo...
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