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Submitted to Contest #314
There comes a point where wearing less clothing does nothing to deal with the heat. Doug ran out of clothing to remove ten degrees ago. The only thing left to remove was his own skin. The extra weight he had gained over the years left him feeling like he was melting into the couch. He used to be a fighter, but after taking a few too many blows to the head, he retired. Being only a halfway decent fighter didn’t leave him much for retirement though. All he had was his dog, a cheap apartment, and a beer gut. Muffin whined at the door to go for...
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