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Submitted to Contest #326
Atropos is the youngest of the three Fates. Horrific, cruel, terrifying sisters the Fates, yes, but Atropos is the worst of them . That is because she's the one who decides how death will come to you. If you have been a good kid, you have nothing to be afraid of. But the story I'm about to tell you is the story of a very, very bad kid. The year was 1960 and the month was March, just 40 days before Easter. The place was a tiny greek village, surrounded by mountains, right next to the river of the Dead; Acheron is, up to this day, a place ki...
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