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Submitted to Contest #206
Barbara didn’t know how she had ended up here, kneeling on a cold cement floor in a shadowy factory with a ceiling obscured by metal fans that moved in large, languid circles, casting blades of darkness over her. And why was she dressed this way, in rags with her hair matted and sweaty? She was supposed to be suited up for court, in her daily armor. Perhaps she was in some sort of trouble. She looked up. A man in a close-fitting blue business suit approached her. What a beautiful pink tie, she thought. He was middle aged, slim and wel...
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