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Submitted to Contest #149
In the stuffy archives of a museum there hangs a flickering light. It must be understood that the bulb is not faulty, nor is the wiring to blame. Every electrician, handy-man and janitor that has dared to answer the mystery of the flickering light has failed in the attempt. The light is little more than an oddity, something the staff ignore as they busy themselves with their daily work. Sometimes the light will brighten, sometimes it will slowly dim until the glow of the bulb's filament can barely be seen at all. To most, the light is of l...
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