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Submitted to Contest #230
The clickety-clack of the iron wheels bumping over the rail joints would’ve echoed through the tunnel, but the thick smoke muffled everything–a cushioned fort defending against the breaking sound waves. The cab grew warmer, and George groaned, his face contorted for hard work. A glimpse of his pocketwatch dangling from his overalls, and, of course, he was on schedule. The train broke through into light once more, pulling carriage after carriage after carriage, plunging into a valley of perfectly straight trees. The bridge drew ever closer. H...
Submitted to Contest #228
The old rope rasped against the wood as Lenora cranked the handle at the stone well, her foot braced in the dirt, knuckles white. The young girl pulled an oak bucket into the air and unhooked it before resting it on the ground. It overflowed with clear spring water; the puddle it made trickled into the hole in the tip of her soft leather boot. She stepped back and shook her left leg. Lifting her pointed hat, she tucked wayward strands of chestnut brown hair behind her oversized ears and wiped her brow with the back of her hand. Subdued sun...
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