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Submitted to Contest #65
I remembered passing by this neighborhood before I got sick. Back then, it kind of seemed like the ideal place to live. It's probably not unfair to say that most people considered Twin Oaks a classy, upscale neighborhood that validated your success. It was a sign that you made it. You were part of the club. Now, being forced into it at gunpoint, the only thing that seemed familiar was the quiet. I could still hear the sound of happy chirping birds, but it still had that sensation that all sound was being sucked up ...
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