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Submitted to Contest #200
I wake up to the sound of grey clouds thundering outside the stuffy room I am sharing with 50 other people. A sliver of the frowning sky is visible from the uncomfortable cot I had miraculously fallen asleep on. My head spins, and my eyes ache from the physical exhaustion I went through in the last 24 hours. I dare to look around the room with a searing back pain and purple-black bruises lining my limbs. It is 6 AM on the clock that seems to be smiling at me with two holes on the protective glass over it and two scratches joining each othe...
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