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Submitted to Contest #97
The alarm clock buzzed persistently, like a giant mosquito with evil red figures for eyes. 6:00 was an hour earlier than usual. Pungent odours of vanilla candle wax and last night's indian, mingled with a faint but lingering dampness. Dreading the inevitable aches brought on by six hours of tossing and turning on a floor mattress no thicker than a tarp, Elizabeth lay frozen, staring at the ceiling. The faint light above the kitchen stove in the next room allowed her to make out the familiar shapes looming above her. A dusty dresser, with pee...
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