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Submitted to Contest #270
The flurries dance around me amidst the frosted fury. Some people don’t like the cold. But in it, I thrive. My feet glide against the ground, the blades cutting through the solid ice. The melted corners of the rink ooze like blood out from the cracks. The snow falling like ash. I skate through the beauty and smile up at the pale clouds and scarcity of the sun. I've always preferred grey to gold anyway. I hear screams that sound like children's laughter… The screams turn into the sound of my alarm, disrupting my slumber. As they return, I whi...
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