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Submitted to Contest #64
The Johnsons were an ordinary family situated on the outskirts of Los Angeles, their modest house on a cul-de-sac where other ordinary families went about their lives. Collectively, the neighborhood was a congealed heap of mediocrity; there were no vibrant colors or substantial contrasts, just a bunch of fading houses blending in with the dying grass, asphalt, and concrete. When they first moved in, Mrs. Johnson painted the front door of the house bright blue, with curtains to match. Twenty years later and the blue, once vibrant, faded into ...
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