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Submitted to Contest #315
“Jim, are you there?” the voice on the other line asked. “I said it’s over… The governor turned us down. He’s set to die Tuesday night at midnight.” Eyes fixed on a point far beyond the wall of his office, Jim Turner sat silently ignoring the voice on the other end of the line. Finally, he answered “I heard you. It’s over.” “Jim, we did everything we could. They said there just wasn’t enough…not for a stay.” Jim quietly put down the receiver without the formality of a goodbye. He leaned back in his desk chair, his fingers laced togethe...
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