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Submitted to Contest #333
St. Louis was a blur of gold halogen streetlamps, red brake lights, and neon in every color. City lights reflected off the overcast clouds above, turning the sky a mottled orange. It was a dreary night, at odds with the upbeat jazz playing from the radio.Elizabeth stared out the passenger-side window of her maker’s black Mercedes, absently wringing her hands. Her stomach hurt, but not in a way she’d grown accustomed to yet. She hadn’t eaten food in almost a year, not since she’d woken up dead and starving, and dwelling on that for too long s...
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