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Submitted to Contest #324
Orabilia went down to look at the sea in the morning, as she was wont to do. The day was cool and crisp, fitting for the season. As she approached the shore, a strong, cold gust of wind swept over her, and she drew her furs tighter around her shoulders. The chill was nothing unusual—but what the wind carried was. It brought a stench like rotted eggs and the decay of countless plants and animals. Then she saw them: sea ducks, dead by the hundreds, strewn along the beach. Live flocks were a familiar sight, their cries echoing above the waves, ...
Submitted to Contest #184
The end of the concert was followed by a standing ovation. Jeanine added her own claps to the sounds echoing through the grand hall with its perfect acoustics. As the thunderous applause died down, she willed herself out of virtual reality, returning to the mundane surroundings of her apartment. As always, she felt a bit wistful upon returning to the real world from the unlimited indulgences of VR. She empathized somewhat with those who had taken the radical step to transfer themselves permanently into that world. It was becoming increas...
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