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Submitted to Contest #291
Short Story FIRST STROKE.Susan Mary Mullin.mumsuemullin@yahoo.co.uk1,914 words, including header.A T THE FIRST STROKE.Hello!You were here last week! You have a van this time! I can see it parked in the lay-by. It’s not one I recognise but names change, ownerships change, way of the world, I guess. You have a toolbox and tins of paint with you! Well, this old place could certainly do with some work, It is a realdisgrace. How could it be allowed to get into this state? I understood there was a contract, a duty of care and maintenance. Tho...
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