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Submitted to Contest #92
THE DARK NIGHT I had to wake up abruptly; it was a Tuesday night or was it Wednesday already! I opened my eyes but could see nothing but the darkness. It was so thick I might have caught it and stored it in one of the observation jar we use in the laboratory. It was miserably serene and tense. Then I heard it. A soft icy whisper. At first I could not hear the words at all. All my senses had been paralyzed for a split second and that might have cost my dear life. Well what I mean is that the last time I froze like that I nearly caught by...
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