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Submitted to Contest #122
In a rush to get home after my long and trying day at the office and the extremely long lines I had to endure on my shopping spree. I decided to take a shortcut that I normally wouldn't take. My normal route is the highway, which takes me about 5 miles around Lake Roho, or the Lake of Lost Souls as the crazy locals like to say. Instead, I took a winding dirt road which led to a bridge that crosses the massive lake. On the other side is my small sleepy town, and my warm soft bed. Which I was dying to climb into right now. Once I reached th...
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